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Attempting to make a repeat function in java that will repeat a function 'x' times and will then proceed to load another function after 'x' times

I'm working on trying to create a random image generator that will show a random image in Javascript. I've been able to make it show a random image via the Javascript math and using random variables. But sadly I'm still yet to be eligible to make my code repeat itself.
I know its probably very simplistic but as you know, we all start from somewhere. I've tried my best to compact my code and I have looked at other stackoverflow recourses but im still in no luck.
A quick overview of what happens, you are meant to be able to press a button and then, a selected random image is replaced by the current one.
What I want: to be able to press a button and then it will proceed to cycle through the random images 'x' times.
My code:
function imgRandom() {
var myImages1 = new Array();
myImages1[1] = "images/Random/Icon1.png";
myImages1[2] = "images/Random/Icon2.png";
myImages1[3] = "images/Random/Icon3.png";
myImages1[4] = "images/Random/Icon4.png";
myImages1[5] = "images/Random/Icon5.png";
myImages1[6] = "images/Random/Icon6.png";
myImages1[7] = "images/Random/Icon7.png";
myImages1[8] = "images/Random/Icon8.png";
myImages1[9] = "images/Random/Icon9.png";
myImages1[10] = "images/Random/Icon10.png";
myImages1[11] = "images/Random/Icon11.png";
myImages1[12] = "images/Random/Icon12.png";
myImages1[13] = "images/Random/Icon13.png";
myImages1[14] = "images/Random/Icon14.png";
myImages1[15] = "images/Random/Icon15.png";
myImages1[16] = "images/Random/Icon16.png";
myImages1[17] = "images/Random/Icon17.png";
myImages1[18] = "images/Random/Icon18.png";
myImages1[19] = "images/Random/Icon19.png";
myImages1[20] = "images/Random/Icon20.png";
myImages1[21] = "images/Random/Icon21.png";
myImages1[22] = "images/Random/Icon22.png";
myImages1[23] = "images/Random/Icon23.png";
var rnd = Math.floor(Math.random() * myImages1.length);
if (rnd == 0) {
rnd = 1;
}
document.getElementById("gen-img").src = myImages1[rnd];
}
<center>
<p>
<img id="gen-img" class="character-image" src="images/QuestionMark.png" style="width:180px;height:310px;">
</p>
<p>
<input type="button" class="button" value="Choose" onclick="setTimeout(imgRandom, 3000);" />
</p>
</center>
I hope this isn't too confusing, i'll be active for a long time if you're able to help! Thanks,
David.

I refactored your code a bit with an possible approach Here's the fiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/mrlew/d2py2jvb/
I commented with some explanations.
/* some flags you can set */
var timesTocycle = 10;
var totalImagesToCreate = 23;
var timeBetweenCycle = 3000;
/* global variables */
var allMyImages = [];
var timesCycled = 0;
/*
function to create your images path.
Called once when you load your page.
*/
function createMyImages(total) {
for (var i=0; i<total;i++) {
var imageNumber = i+1;
var path = getImagePath(imageNumber);
allMyImages.push(path);
}
}
/* separated your path getter */
function getImagePath(imageNumber) {
return "images/Random/Icon" + imageNumber + ".png";
}
/* this is the function called when you press the button and when one cycle ends */
function triggerRandomImage() {
if (timesCycled >= timesTocycle) return;
setTimeout(displayRandomImage, timeBetweenCycle);
}
/* random integer javascript function */
function getRandomInt(min, max) {
return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}
/* function called on setTimeout */
function displayRandomImage() {
var rnd = getRandomInt(0,allMyImages.length-1);
var imageToDisplayPath = allMyImages[rnd];
document.getElementById("gen-img").src = imageToDisplayPath;
timesCycled++;
triggerRandomImage();
/* debug info */
document.getElementById('info').innerText = "(showing: " + imageToDisplayPath + ", cycle: " + timesCycled + ", max: " + timesTocycle + ")";
}
/* call this function to populate the allMyImages array */
createMyImages(totalImagesToCreate);

I believe what you want is for loop. Let me demonstrate with your code:
var count = 10; //number of times to run the for loop
for (i = 0; i < count; i++){
var rnd = Math.floor(Math.random() * myImages1.length);
if (rnd == 0) {
rnd = 1;
}
document.getElementById("gen-img").src = myImages1[rnd];
}
The above code would run the randomizing bit 10 times (= 10 images). Now, I have not tested it yet, but I believe that the images would flash by really quickly. Also, unrelated to the question you may want to read about Javascript arrays.

Pixi.js keeps accelerating on page refresh

These are my references created in pixi.js here:
http://brekalo.info/en/reference
If we go to references it loads pixiJS and everything works fine on first load! Then, if we go to another page let's say: http://brekalo.info/en/contact, and the go back to references again - now my references have accelerated text movement and rotation and it keeps accelerate on each reference page load!
Here is my javascript/pixi code below:
function initiatePixi() {
Object.keys(PIXI.utils.TextureCache).forEach(function(texture) {
PIXI.utils.TextureCache[texture].destroy(true);}
);
// create an new instance of a pixi stage
var container = new PIXI.Container();
// create a renderer instance.
renderer = PIXI.autoDetectRenderer(frameWidth, frameHeight, transparent = false, antialias = true);
// set renderer frame background color
renderer.backgroundColor = 0xFFFFFF;
// add the renderer view element to the DOM
document.getElementById('pixi-frame').appendChild(renderer.view);
// create references
createReferences(animate); // callback to animate frame
function createReferences(callback) {
// Create text container
textContainer = new PIXI.Container();
textContainer.x = 0;
textContainer.y = 0;
for (i = 0; i < references.length; i++) {
var style = {
font:"22px Verdana",
fill:getRandomColor()
};
var text = new PIXI.Text(references[i], style);
text.x = getRandomInteger(20, 440); // text position x
text.y = getRandomInteger(20, 440); // text position y
text.anchor.set(0.5, 0.5); // set text anchor point to the center of text
text.rotation = getRandomInteger(0, rotationLockDeg) * 0.0174532925; // set text rotation
// make the text interactive
text.interactive = true;
// create urls on text click
text.on("click", function (e) {
var win = window.open("http://" + this.text, '_blank');
win.focus();
});
textContainer.addChild(text);
rotateText(); // rotate text each second
}
container.addChild(textContainer);
// callback
if (callback && typeof(callback) === "function") {
callback();
}
}
function animate() {
requestAnimationFrame(animate);
// render the stage
renderer.render(container);
}
function rotateText() {
var rotateTimer = setInterval(function () {
for (var key in textContainer.children) { // loop each text object
var text = textContainer.children[key];
if(text.rotation / 0.0174532925 < -rotationLockDeg || text.rotation / 0.0174532925 > rotationLockDeg) {
if(text.rotation / 0.0174532925 < -rotationLockDeg)
text.rotation = -rotationLockRad;
if(text.rotation / 0.0174532925 > rotationLockDeg)
text.rotation = rotationLockRad;
rotation = -rotation;
}
text.rotation += rotation; // rotate text by rotate speed in degree
if(text.x < 0 || text.x > 460)
dx = -dx;
if(text.y < 0 || text.y > 460)
dy = -dy;
text.x += dx;
text.y += dy;
}
}, 75);
}
// get random integer between given range (eg 1-10)
function getRandomInteger(min, max) {
return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}
// random hex color generator
function getRandomColor() {
var letters = '0123456789ABCDEF'.split('');
var color = '#';
for (var i = 0; i < 6; i++ ) {
color += letters[Math.floor(Math.random() * 16)];
}
return color;
}
Thanks in advance!
:: cheers ::
Josip

To expand #Cristy's comment to an answer:
The answer lies in the same reason as why your question title is wrong: There is indeed NO page refresh when doing what you describe. If there were, you wouldn't have that problem in the first place. Try it out, hit F5 a few times on you animated page, it will stay the same speed.
The reason is that you are running a angular based single page application, and only exchange the loaded view content on a route change. This does not stop your already running animation code from continuing to run in the background while you navigate to another view, so that when you return to the animated tab you will create another set of interval timers for your animation, which will result in more executions and thus a visually faster animation.

#Cristy thanks for the advice!
Here is how I manage to solve this..
I put one property in my pixi-parameters.js:
pixiWasLoaded = false;
Then, when I call initiatePixi() function, I set:
pixiWasLoaded = true;
Now in my controllers.js I have this piece of code:
.run( function($rootScope, $location, $window) {
$rootScope.$watch(function() {
return $location.path();
},
function(page){
if(page == "/hr/reference" || page == "/en/references"){
if($window.pixiWasLoaded)
$window.addRendererElementToDOM();
else
loadReferences();
}
});
});
It checks if references page is loaded and then uses $window to find my global variable "pixiWasLoaded" and if it's not loaded then it loads PixiJS using loadReferences() function.. and if is already loaded it calls my part of code to add render-view to DOM so my animate function can render it..
:: cheers ::
Josip

Random images load without repeat

Hi I found a script which loads images one after another into my div element. Everything works fine, but I would like it to load random images which do not repeat in a circle of all images.length.
Since I'm a total newb in this I tried to do something but most of the time I am able to load random images but without repeat check.
If you can, please help.
Thank you all in advance!
<script src="js_vrt/jquery-1.10.2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(window).load(function() {
var images = ['img_vrt/pozadine/1p.jpg', 'img_vrt/pozadine/2p.jpg', 'img_vrt/pozadine/3p.jpg', 'img_vrt/pozadine/4p.jpg'];
var image = $('#pozad');
var i = Math.floor((Math.random() * images.length));
var ist;
//Initial Background image setup
image.css('background-image', 'url(' + images[i++] + ')');
//Change image at regular intervals
setInterval(function() {
image.fadeOut(1500, function() {
image.css('background-image', 'url(' + images[i++] + ')');
image.fadeIn(1500);
});
if (i == images.length)
i = 0;
}, 5000);
});
</script>

You can use the shuffle method explained on the answer below.
How can I shuffle an array?
And get the first element on your array
image.css('background-image', 'url(' + images[0] + ')');
You may find a issue on this method, when the same image get loaded after shuffle the array. In this case, I recommend you to store in a variable the name of the last image shown, and before the array get shuffled, just test if the first element is equal the last image.
var lastImageLoaded ='';
setInterval(function() {
shuffle(images);
var imageUrl = images[0];
if(lastImageLoaded !== ''){ // Handle the first load
while(lastImageLoaded === images[0]){
shuffle(images);
}
}
lastImageLoaded = image;
image.fadeOut(1500, function() {
image.css('background-image', 'url(' + imageUrl + ')');
image.fadeIn(1500);
});

Here is a complete object that takes in an array of image urls, and then displays them randomly until it has shown them all. The comments should be pretty explanatory, but feel free to ask questions if I didn't explain something enough. Here is a fiddle
//Object using the Revealing Module pattern for private vars and functions
var ImageRotator = (function() {
//holds the array that is passed in
var images;
// new shuffled array
var displayImages;
// The parent container that will hold the image
var image = $("#imageContainer");
// The template image element in the DOM
var displayImg = $(".displayImg");
var interval = null;
//Initialize the rotator. Show the first image then set our interval
function init(imgArr) {
images = imgArr;
// pass in our array and shuffle it randomly. Store this globally so
// that we can access it in the future
displayImages = shuffle(images);
// Grab our last item, and remove it
var firstImage = displayImages.pop();
displayImage(firstImage);
// Remove old image, and show the new one
interval = setInterval(resetAndShow, 5000);
}
// If there are any images left in our shuffled image array then grab the one at the end and remove it.
// If there is an image present in the Dom, then fade out clear our image
// container and show the new image
function resetAndShow() {
// If there are images left in shuffled array...
if (displayImages.length != 0) {
var newImage = displayImages.pop();
if (image.find("#currentImg")) {
$("#currentImg").fadeOut(1500, function() {
// Empty the image container so we don't have multiple images
image.empty();
displayImage(newImage);
});
}
} else {
// If there are no images left in the array then stop executing our interval.
clearInterval(interval);
}
}
// Show the image that has been passed. Set the id so that we can clear it in the future.
function displayImage(newImage) {
//Grab the image template from the DOM. NOTE: this could be stored in the code as well.
var newImg = displayImg;
newImg.attr("src", newImage);
image.append(newImg);
newImg.attr("id", "currentImg");
newImg.fadeIn(1500);
}
// Randomly shuffle an array
function shuffle(array) {
var currentIndex = array.length,
temporaryValue, randomIndex;
// While there remain elements to shuffle...
while (0 !== currentIndex) {
// Pick a remaining element...
randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * currentIndex);
currentIndex -= 1;
// And swap it with the current element.
temporaryValue = array[currentIndex];
array[currentIndex] = array[randomIndex];
array[randomIndex] = temporaryValue;
}
return array;
}
return {
init: init
}
});
var imgArr = [
"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tntOCGkgt98/maxresdefault.jpg",
"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000532546226/dbe5f0727b69487016ffd67a6689e75a.jpeg",
"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/icqDxNab3Do/maxresdefault.jpg",
"http://www.funny-animalpictures.com/media/content/items/images/funnycats0017_O.jpg",
"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OxgKvRvNd5o/maxresdefault.jpg"
]
// Create a new Rotator object
var imageRotator = ImageRotator();
imageRotator.init(imgArr);

you can try to make and array filled with 0's
var points = new Array(0,0,0, 0)
//each one representing the state of each image
//and after that you make the random thing
var images = ['img_vrt/pozadine/1p.jpg', 'img_vrt/pozadine/2p.jpg', 'img_vrt/pozadine/3p.jpg', 'img_vrt/pozadine/4p.jpg'];
while (points[i]!=1){
var image = $('#pozad');
var i = Math.floor((Math.random() * images.length));
var ist;
}
setInterval(function() {
image.fadeOut(1500, function() {
image.css('background-image', 'url(' + images[i++] + ')');
points[i]=1;
image.fadeIn(1500);
});

JavaScript: set background image with size and no-repeat from random image in folder

I am a javascript newbie...
I'm trying to write a function that grabs a random image from a directory and sets it as the background image of my banner div. I also need to set the size of the image and for it not to repeat. Here's what I've got so far, and it's not quite working.
What am I missing?
$(function() {
// some other scripts here
function bg() {
var imgCount = 3;
// image directory
var dir = 'http://local.statamic.com/_themes/img/';
// random the images
var randomCount = Math.round(Math.random() * (imgCount - 1)) + 1;
// array of images & file name
var images = new Array();
images[1] = '001.png',
images[2] = '002.png',
images[3] = '003.png',
document.getElementById('banner').style.backgroundImage = "url(' + dir + images[randomCount] + ')";
document.getElementById('banner').style.backgroundRepeat = "no-repeat";
document.getElementById('banner').style.backgroundSize = "388px";
}
}); // end doc ready

I messed around with this for a while, and I came up with this solution. Just make sure you have some content in the "banner" element so that it actually shows up, because just a background won't give size to the element.
function bg() {
var imgCount = 3;
var dir = 'http://local.statamic.com/_themes/img/';
// I changed your random generator
var randomCount = (Math.floor(Math.random() * imgCount));
// I changed your array to the literal notation. The literal notation is preferred.
var images = ['001.png', '002.png', '003.png'];
// I changed this section to just define the style attribute the best way I know how.
document.getElementById('banner').setAttribute("style", "background-image: url(" + dir + images[randomCount] + ");background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: 388px 388px");
}
// Don't forget to run the function instead of just defining it.
bg();

Here's something sort of like what I use, and it works great. First, I rename all my background images "1.jpg" through whatever (ex. "29.jpg" ). Then:
var totalCount = 29;
function ChangeIt()
{
var num = Math.ceil( Math.random() * totalCount );
document.getElementById("div1").style.backgroundImage = 'images/'+num+'.jpg';
document.getElementById("div1").style.backgroundSize="100%";
document.getElementById("div1").style.backgroundRepeat="fixed";
}
Then run the function ChangeIt() .

webGL story sphere popups

I am trying to adapt the really cool looking WebGL Story Sphere, source code and css here. There's one big problem: once you click on a news article, the text of the article in the popup is always the same. I want to modify the code so that when you click on an article, the right text appears in the popup.
I'm working from a set of article texts that I specify in the code, e.g. var captions = ["good","better","best"]. Though the article titles and images populate correctly in the popup, I can't get the text to do so. Can you help me?? Here's what I've got:
// function code
var passvar = null; // failed attempt to store texts for later
function initialize() {
math = tdl.math;
fast = tdl.fast;
canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
g_fpsTimer = new tdl.fps.FPSTimer();
hack();
canvas.addEventListener("mousedown", handleMouseDown, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mousemove", handleMouseMove, false);
canvas.addEventListener("mouseup", handleMouseUp, false);
// Create a canvas 2d for making textures with text.
g_canvas2d = document.createElement('canvas');
window.two2w = window.two2h = g_tilesize;
g_canvas2d.width = two2w;
g_canvas2d.height = two2h;
g_ctx2d = g_canvas2d.getContext("2d");
window.gl = wu.create3DContext(canvas);
if (g_debug) {
gl = wd.makeDebugContext(gl, undefined, LogGLCall);
}
//gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_FLIP_Y_WEBGL, gl.TRUE);
// Here is where I specify article titles, images, captions
// Titles and images populate the popup correctly, captions don't...
var titles = ["a","b","c"];
var captions = ["good","better","best"];
var images = ['imagesphere/assets/1.jpg',
'imagesphere/assets/bp/2.png',
'imagesphere/assets/bp/3.png'
];
var headlines = titles.concat( titles);
var blurbs = captions.concat( captions);
var tmpImages = [];
var tmpHeadlines = [];
var tmpCaptions = [];
// make a bunch of textures.
for (var ii = 0; ii < g_imagesDownGrid; ++ii) {
var textures = [];
for (var jj = 0; jj < g_imagesAcrossGrid; ++jj) {
var imgTexture = new ImgTexture();
textures.push(imgTexture);
if (tmpImages.length == 0) {
tmpImages = images.slice();
}
if (tmpHeadlines.length == 0) {
tmpHeadlines = headlines.slice();
}
if (tmpCaptions.length == 0) {
tmpCaptions = blurbs.slice();
}
var rando = math.randomInt(tmpImages.length);
var img = tmpImages.splice(rando, 1)[0];
var headline = tmpHeadlines.splice(rando, 1)[0];
var caption = tmpCaptions.splice(rando, 1)[0];
passvar = caption;
if (img.indexOf('videoplay.jpg') > -1){
window.vidtexture = imgTexture;
images = images.slice(1); // dont use that thumb again.
headlines = 'WebGL Brings Video To the Party as Well'
}
imgTexture.load(img, /* "[" + jj + "/" + ii + "]" + */ headline);
}
g_textures.push(textures);
}
// And here's where I try to put this in a popup, finally
// But passvar, the stored article text, never refreshes!!!
<div id="story" class="prettybox" style="display:none">
<img class="close" src="imagesphere/assets/close.png">
<div id="storyinner">
<input id = "mytext">
<script>document.getElementById("mytext").value = passvar;</script>
</div>
</div>
And here is my click handler code:
function sphereClick(e){
window.console && console.log('click!', e, e.timeStamp);
var selected = g_textures[sel.y][sel.x];
window.selected = selected;
animateGL('eyeRadius', glProp('eyeRadius'), 4, 500);
var wwidth = $(window).width(),
wheight = $(window).height(),
story = $('#story').width( ~~(wwidth / 7 * 4) ).height( ~~(wheight / 6 * 5) ),
width = story.width(),
height = story.height(),
miniwidth = 30;
story.detach()
.find('#storyinner').find('h3,img,caption').remove().end().end()
.show();
story.css({
left : e.pageX,
top : e.pageY,
marginLeft : - width / 2,
marginTop : - height / 2
}).appendTo($body); // we remove and put back on the DOM to reset it to the correct position.
$('style.anim.story').remove();
$('<style class="anim story">')
.text( '.storyopen #story { left : ' + (wwidth / 3 * 2) + 'px !important; top : ' + wheight / 2 + 'px !important; }' )
.appendTo($body);
$(selected.img).prependTo('#storyinner').parent();
$('<h3>').text(selected.msg.replace(/\(.*/,'')).prependTo('#storyinner');
$body.addClass('storyopen');
} // eo sphereClick()

There's a lot wrong here, but here's a start. It won't solve your problem, but it will help you avoid issues like this.
var passvar = null; is a global variable.
Your loop for (var ii = 0; ... sets that global variable to a new value on every iteration.
Later, you click something and the global variable passvar is never changed.
If you want to use this pattern, you need to set passvar from your click handler so it has the value that was clicked. Since you didn't actually post your click handlers, it's hard to advise more.
But this is also a bad pattern, functions take arguments for a good reason. Since you have to find your clicked item in the click handler anyway, why not pass it directly which does involve a shared global variable at all?
var handleMouseUp = function(event) {
var story = findClickedThing(event);
if (obj) {
showPopup(story.texture, story.caption);
}
}
Which brings me to this:
var titles = ["a","b","c"];
var captions = ["good","better","best"];
var images = ['imagesphere/assets/1.jpg',
'imagesphere/assets/bp/2.png',
'imagesphere/assets/bp/3.png'
];
When you have 3 arrays, all of the same length, each array describing a different property of an object, you are doing it wrong. What you want, is one array of objects instead.
var stories = [
{
title: "a",
caption: "good",
image: "imagesphere/assets/1.jpg"
}, {
title: "b",
caption: "better",
image: "imagesphere/assets/bp/2.jpg"
}, {
title: "c",
caption: "best",
image: "imagesphere/assets/bp/3.jpg"
},
];
console.log(stories[1].caption); // "better"
Now once you find the clicked object, you can just ask it what it's caption is. And you can pass the whole object to the popup maker. And no field is handled differently or passed around in a different manner, because you are not passing around the fields. You are passsing the entire object.