Consider the following example:
<script type="text/javascript">
function alertBox(){
alert('Hello World!');
}
function doSomething(){
setInterval(alertBox(), 5000); //This is for generic purposes only
};
function myFunction(){
setTimeout(doSomething(),3000);
};
myFunction();
</script>
What is it that causes this to execute IMMEDIATELY, rather than waiting the 3 seconds set, as well as only executing the alert ONCE, rather than at the scheduled 5 second intervals?
Thanks for any help you can provide!
Mason
alertBox()
Doesn't this look like an immediate function call?
Try passing the function (without executing it) instead:
setInterval(alertBox, 5000);