Javascript Wait
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I am trying to make the script pause for about 1 second, then continue executing the script, but I can't seem to figure out how. Here is my code:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
//I need about a 1 seconed pause here;
alert("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>I already tried the following:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(myFunction, 3000)//I thought this would wait, run the function, then return to the function hello()...
alert("Hi again!")
}
function myFunction {
a = document.getElementById("blank")
a.innerHTML = "wait complete"
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>
<div id="blank">
...
</div>javascript html wait
asked Nov 20 '18 at 23:41
SomeoneSomeone
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I am trying to make the script pause for about 1 second, then continue executing the script, but I can't seem to figure out how. Here is my code:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
//I need about a 1 seconed pause here;
alert("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>I already tried the following:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(myFunction, 3000)//I thought this would wait, run the function, then return to the function hello()...
alert("Hi again!")
}
function myFunction {
a = document.getElementById("blank")
a.innerHTML = "wait complete"
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>
<div id="blank">
...
</div>javascript html wait
asked Nov 20 '18 at 23:41
SomeoneSomeone
61
2
setTimeout is asynchronous, so it won't wait to continue running the script. You need to put your second alert in a separate function, then pass that as the callback parameter of your setTimeout call.
– Caleb H.
Nov 20 '18 at 23:45
For a start, you've got a syntax error, missing empty parentheses aftermyFunction. Next, to clarify, setTimeout schedules a function call for later but then continues executing the rest of the script. Everything you want to delay needs to be in the function passed to setTimeout, you can't just make a function wait and continue later like that.
– Jacque Goupil
Nov 20 '18 at 23:49
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I am trying to make the script pause for about 1 second, then continue executing the script, but I can't seem to figure out how. Here is my code:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
//I need about a 1 seconed pause here;
alert("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>I already tried the following:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(myFunction, 3000)//I thought this would wait, run the function, then return to the function hello()...
alert("Hi again!")
}
function myFunction {
a = document.getElementById("blank")
a.innerHTML = "wait complete"
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>
<div id="blank">
...
</div>javascript html wait
asked Nov 20 '18 at 23:41
SomeoneSomeone
61
I am trying to make the script pause for about 1 second, then continue executing the script, but I can't seem to figure out how. Here is my code:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
//I need about a 1 seconed pause here;
alert("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>I already tried the following:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(myFunction, 3000)//I thought this would wait, run the function, then return to the function hello()...
alert("Hi again!")
}
function myFunction {
a = document.getElementById("blank")
a.innerHTML = "wait complete"
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>
<div id="blank">
...
</div>function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
//I need about a 1 seconed pause here;
alert("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
//I need about a 1 seconed pause here;
alert("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(myFunction, 3000)//I thought this would wait, run the function, then return to the function hello()...
alert("Hi again!")
}
function myFunction {
a = document.getElementById("blank")
a.innerHTML = "wait complete"
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>
<div id="blank">
...
</div>function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(myFunction, 3000)//I thought this would wait, run the function, then return to the function hello()...
alert("Hi again!")
}
function myFunction {
a = document.getElementById("blank")
a.innerHTML = "wait complete"
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>
<div id="blank">
...
</div>javascript html wait
javascript html wait
asked Nov 20 '18 at 23:41
SomeoneSomeone
61
asked Nov 20 '18 at 23:41
SomeoneSomeone
61
asked Nov 20 '18 at 23:41
SomeoneSomeone
61
asked Nov 20 '18 at 23:41
SomeoneSomeone
61
asked Nov 20 '18 at 23:41
SomeoneSomeone
61
61
2
setTimeout is asynchronous, so it won't wait to continue running the script. You need to put your second alert in a separate function, then pass that as the callback parameter of your setTimeout call.
– Caleb H.
Nov 20 '18 at 23:45
For a start, you've got a syntax error, missing empty parentheses aftermyFunction. Next, to clarify, setTimeout schedules a function call for later but then continues executing the rest of the script. Everything you want to delay needs to be in the function passed to setTimeout, you can't just make a function wait and continue later like that.
– Jacque Goupil
Nov 20 '18 at 23:49
add a comment |
2
setTimeout is asynchronous, so it won't wait to continue running the script. You need to put your second alert in a separate function, then pass that as the callback parameter of your setTimeout call.
– Caleb H.
Nov 20 '18 at 23:45
For a start, you've got a syntax error, missing empty parentheses aftermyFunction. Next, to clarify, setTimeout schedules a function call for later but then continues executing the rest of the script. Everything you want to delay needs to be in the function passed to setTimeout, you can't just make a function wait and continue later like that.
– Jacque Goupil
Nov 20 '18 at 23:49
2
2
setTimeout is asynchronous, so it won't wait to continue running the script. You need to put your second alert in a separate function, then pass that as the callback parameter of your setTimeout call.
– Caleb H.
Nov 20 '18 at 23:45
setTimeout is asynchronous, so it won't wait to continue running the script. You need to put your second alert in a separate function, then pass that as the callback parameter of your setTimeout call.
– Caleb H.
Nov 20 '18 at 23:45
For a start, you've got a syntax error, missing empty parentheses after
myFunction. Next, to clarify, setTimeout schedules a function call for later but then continues executing the rest of the script. Everything you want to delay needs to be in the function passed to setTimeout, you can't just make a function wait and continue later like that.– Jacque Goupil
Nov 20 '18 at 23:49
For a start, you've got a syntax error, missing empty parentheses after
myFunction. Next, to clarify, setTimeout schedules a function call for later but then continues executing the rest of the script. Everything you want to delay needs to be in the function passed to setTimeout, you can't just make a function wait and continue later like that.– Jacque Goupil
Nov 20 '18 at 23:49
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You were on the right track with the setTimeout function:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(function() {
alert("Hi again!");
}, 1000)
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>answered Nov 20 '18 at 23:44
MichaelvEMichaelvE
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An idiom that's becoming common as async/await is available in browsers it to make an async function and await a pause() function the returns a promise:
let pause = (time) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, time))
async function hello() {
console.log("Hi!")
await pause(2000)
console.log("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>answered Nov 21 '18 at 0:02
Mark MeyerMark Meyer
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You were on the right track with the setTimeout function:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(function() {
alert("Hi again!");
}, 1000)
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>answered Nov 20 '18 at 23:44
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You were on the right track with the setTimeout function:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(function() {
alert("Hi again!");
}, 1000)
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>answered Nov 20 '18 at 23:44
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You were on the right track with the setTimeout function:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(function() {
alert("Hi again!");
}, 1000)
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>answered Nov 20 '18 at 23:44
MichaelvEMichaelvE
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You were on the right track with the setTimeout function:
function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(function() {
alert("Hi again!");
}, 1000)
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(function() {
alert("Hi again!");
}, 1000)
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>function hello() {
alert("Hi!")
setTimeout(function() {
alert("Hi again!");
}, 1000)
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>answered Nov 20 '18 at 23:44
MichaelvEMichaelvE
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answered Nov 20 '18 at 23:44
MichaelvEMichaelvE
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answered Nov 20 '18 at 23:44
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An idiom that's becoming common as async/await is available in browsers it to make an async function and await a pause() function the returns a promise:
let pause = (time) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, time))
async function hello() {
console.log("Hi!")
await pause(2000)
console.log("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>answered Nov 21 '18 at 0:02
Mark MeyerMark Meyer
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add a comment |
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An idiom that's becoming common as async/await is available in browsers it to make an async function and await a pause() function the returns a promise:
let pause = (time) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, time))
async function hello() {
console.log("Hi!")
await pause(2000)
console.log("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>answered Nov 21 '18 at 0:02
Mark MeyerMark Meyer
38.8k33159
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1
An idiom that's becoming common as async/await is available in browsers it to make an async function and await a pause() function the returns a promise:
let pause = (time) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, time))
async function hello() {
console.log("Hi!")
await pause(2000)
console.log("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>answered Nov 21 '18 at 0:02
Mark MeyerMark Meyer
38.8k33159
An idiom that's becoming common as async/await is available in browsers it to make an async function and await a pause() function the returns a promise:
let pause = (time) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, time))
async function hello() {
console.log("Hi!")
await pause(2000)
console.log("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>let pause = (time) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, time))
async function hello() {
console.log("Hi!")
await pause(2000)
console.log("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>let pause = (time) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, time))
async function hello() {
console.log("Hi!")
await pause(2000)
console.log("Hi again!");
}<button onclick="hello()">Say Hi!</button>answered Nov 21 '18 at 0:02
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answered Nov 21 '18 at 0:02
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setTimeout is asynchronous, so it won't wait to continue running the script. You need to put your second alert in a separate function, then pass that as the callback parameter of your setTimeout call.
– Caleb H.
Nov 20 '18 at 23:45
For a start, you've got a syntax error, missing empty parentheses after
myFunction. Next, to clarify, setTimeout schedules a function call for later but then continues executing the rest of the script. Everything you want to delay needs to be in the function passed to setTimeout, you can't just make a function wait and continue later like that.– Jacque Goupil
Nov 20 '18 at 23:49