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Pause autonomous function if user interacts?

I'm trying to make a carousel that runs automatically, but if a user interacts with the controls I want the carousel to reset its timer.
What ive built works to an extent, but if you interact with the control-dot the timer isnt reset so it throws some funny results...
Here's my JS
/* Js for carousel */
$('.steps__step-1').addClass('active');
$(function() {
var lis = $('.step'),
currentHighlight = 0;
N = 5; // Duration in seconds
setInterval(function() {
currentHighlight = (currentHighlight + 1) % lis.length;
lis.removeClass('active').eq(currentHighlight).addClass('active');
}, N * 1000);
});
$('.control-dot').on('click', function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
$('.active').removeClass('active');
var itemNo = $(this).index() - 1;
$('.step').eq(itemNo).addClass('active');
});
http://jsfiddle.net/tnzLha3o/1/

You should store interval id in a variable (let intervalId = setInterval(...)) and then use it to restart it.
Here is your updated fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/gudzdanil/uzoydp6a/2/
So that your code will look like:
var duration = 5;
var lis = $('.step'),
currentHighlight = 0;
var intervalId = null;
$(function() {
$('.steps__step-1').addClass('active');
runCarousel();
});
$('.control-dot').on('click', function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
$('.active').removeClass('active');
var itemNo = $(this).index() - 1;
$('.step').eq(itemNo).addClass('active');
rerunCarousel();
});
function rerunCarousel() {
if(intervalId) clearInterval(intervalId);
intervalId = null;
runCarousel();
}
function runCarousel() {
intervalId = setInterval(function() {
currentHighlight = (currentHighlight + 1) % lis.length;
lis.removeClass('active').eq(currentHighlight).addClass('active');
}, N * 1000)
}

Add a variable to stop it.
var stop = false
$('.steps__step-1').addClass('active');
$(function() {
var lis = $('.step'),
currentHighlight = 0;
N = 5; // Duration in seconds
setInterval(function() {
if (!stop) {
currentHighlight = (currentHighlight + 1) % lis.length;
lis.removeClass('active').eq(currentHighlight).addClass('active');
}
}, N * 1000);
});
$('.control-dot').on('click', function(e){
e.preventDefault();
$('.active').removeClass('active');
var itemNo = $(this).index() - 1;
$('.step').eq(itemNo).addClass('active');
stop = !stop
});
http://jsfiddle.net/quvgxz63/

Confused about SetInterval and closures

How can we repeatedly update the contents of a div using setInterval
I am using the question from this link as a reference How to repeatedly update the contents of a <div> by only using JavaScript?
but i have got few questions here
Can we do it without anonymous functions,using closures. I have tried but could not end up with any workable solution.
How can we make it run infinitely, with the following code it gets stopped once i reaches 10.
window.onload = function() {
var timing = document.getElementById("timer");
var i = 0;
var interval = setInterval(function() {
timing.innerHTML = i++;
if (i > 10) {
clearInterval(interval);
i = 0;
return;
}
}, 1000);
}
<div id="timer"></div>
I am confused about setIntervals and closures
can some one help me here
Thanks

You could do something like this with a closure. Just reset your i value so, you will always be within your given range.
window.onload = function() {
var updateContent = (function(idx) {
return function() {
if (idx === 10) {
idx = 0;
}
var timing = document.getElementById("timer");
timing.innerHTML = idx++;
}
})(0);
var interval = setInterval(updateContent, 1000);
}
<div id="timer"></div>

This one should be clearer.
function updateTimer() {
var timer = document.getElementById("timer");
var timerValue = parseInt(timer.getAttribute("data-timer-value")) + 1;
if (timerValue == 10) {
timerValue = 0;
}
timer.setAttribute("data-timer-value", timerValue);
timer.innerHTML = "the time is " + timerValue;
}
window.onload = function() {
setInterval(updateTimer, 1000);
}
<div id="timer" data-timer-value="0"></div>

How to use setTimeout with a "do while" loop in Javascript?

I'm trying to make a 30 second countdown on a span element (#thirty) that will be started on click of another element (#start). It doesn't seem to work. I would appreciate your help.
var countdown = function() {
setTimeout(function() {
var i = 30;
do {
$("#thirty").text(i);
i--;
} while (i > 0);
}, 1000);
}
$("#start-timer").click(countdown());

use this :
var i = 30;
var countdown = function() {
var timeout_ = setInterval(function() {
$("#thirty").text(i);
i--;
if(i==0){
i = 30;
clearInterval(timeout_);
}
}, 1000);
}
$("#start-timer").click(countdown);

Execute function IF another function is complete NOT when

I am having trouble creating a slider that pauses on hover, because I execute the animation function again on mouse off, if I flick the mouse over it rapidly (thereby calling the function multiple times) it starts to play up, I would like it so that the function is only called if the other function is complete, otherwise it does not call at all (to avoid queue build up and messy animations)
What's the easiest/best way to do this?
$(document).ready(function() {
//get variables
var slide_width = $('.slider_container').width();
var number_of_slides = $('.slider_container .slide').length;
var slider_width = slide_width*number_of_slides;
//set element dimensions
$('.slide').width(slide_width);
$('.slider').width(slider_width);
var n = 1;
$('.slider_container').hover(function() {
//Mouse on
n = 0;
$('.slider').stop(true, false);
}, function() {
//Mouse off
n = 1;
if (fnct == 0) sliderLoop();
});
//Called in Slide Loop
function animateSlider() {
$('.slider').delay(3000).animate({ marginLeft: -(slide_width * i) }, function() {
i++;
sliderLoop();
});
}
var i = 0;
var fnct = 0
//Called in Doc Load
function sliderLoop() {
fnct = 1
if(n == 1) {
if (i < number_of_slides) {
animateSlider();
}
else
{
i = 0;
sliderLoop();
}
}
fnct = 0
}
sliderLoop();
});
The slider works fine normally, but if I quickly move my mouse on and off it, then the slider starts jolting back and forth rapidly...been trying to come up with a solution for this for hours now..

Here's what fixed it, works a charm!
$(document).ready(function() {
//get variables
var slide_width = $('.slider_container').width();
var number_of_slides = $('.slider_container .slide').length;
var slider_width = slide_width*number_of_slides;
//set element dimensions
$('.slide').width(slide_width);
$('.slider').width(slider_width);
var n = 1;
var t = 0;
$('.slider_container').hover(function() {
clearInterval(t);
}, function() {
t = setInterval(sliderLoop,3000);
});
var marginSize = i = 1;
var fnctcmp = 0;
//Called in Doc Load
function sliderLoop() {
if (i < number_of_slides) {
marginSize = -(slide_width * i++);
}
else
{
marginSize = i = 1;
}
$('.slider').animate({ marginLeft: marginSize });
}
t = setInterval(sliderLoop,3000);
});

JQuery Auto Click

I have a problem, I have 3 button lets say it's called #pos1, #pos2 and #pos3.
I want to makes it automatically click #pos1 button in 2 seconds, after that click the #pos2 after another 2 seconds, and #pos3 after another 2 seconds,
after that back to the #pos1 in another 2 seconds and so on via jQuery.
HTML
<button id="pos1">Pos1</button>
<button id="pos2">Pos2</button>
<button id="pos3">Pos3</button>
Anyone can help me please?

Try
$(function() {
var timeout;
var count = $('button[id^=pos]').length;
$('button[id^=pos]').click(function() {
var $this = $(this);
var id = $this.attr('id');
var next = parseInt(id.substring(4), 10) + 1;
if( next >= count ){
next = 1
}
if (timeout) {
clearTimeout(timeout);
}
timeout = setTimeout(function() {
$('#pos' + next).trigger('click');
}, 2000);
})
timeout = setTimeout(function() {
$('#pos1').trigger('click');
}, 2000);
})

var posArray = ["#pos1", "#pos2", "#pos3"];
var counter = 0;
setInterval(function() {
$(posArray[counter]).triggerHandler('click');
counter = ((counter<2) ? counter+1 : 0);
}, 2000);
That should do the trick, though you did not mention when you want it to stop running.

Well I don't know what you already have but technically it could be done via triggerHandler()
var currentPos = 1,
posCount = 3;
autoclick = function() {
$('#pos'+currentPos).triggerHandler('click');
currentPos++;
if(currentPos > posCount) { currentPos = 1; }
};
window.setInterval(autoclick,2000);

If I have understood you question right, you need to perform click in a continuous loop in the order pos1>pos2>pos3>pos1>pos2 and so on. If this is what you want, you can use jQuery window.setTimeout for this. Code will be something like this:
window.setTimeout(performClick, 2000);
var nextClick = 1;
function performClick() {
if(nextClick == 1)
{
$("#pos1").trigger("click");
nextClick = 2;
}
else if(nextClick==2)
{
$("#pos2").trigger("click");
nextClick = 3;
}
else if(nextClick == 3)
{
$("#pos3").trigger("click");
nextClick = 1;
}
window.setTimeout(performClick, 2000);
}
This is quite buggy but will solve your problem.

using setInterval()
Calls a function or executes a code snippet repeatedly, with a fixed time delay between each call to that function.
var tempArray = ["pos1", "pos2", "pos3"]; //create an array to loop through
var arrayCounter = 0;
setInterval(function() {
$('#' + tempArray[arrayCounter ]).trigger('click');
arrayCounter = arrayCounter <2 ? arrayCounter +1 : 0;
}, 2000);
fiddle here
check your console for fiddle example