why setTimeout() only run my code once,at first time? [duplicate] - javascript

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i use this javascript code to open two pictures and toggle a vertical menu by clicking on another picture. an know i want to run code without clicking on image, with a timer. so i wrote this code but it run only once at first time.
what's wrong with my code?
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#lista2").slideToggle(1);
$curtainopen = false;
$(".rope").click(function () {
$(this).blur();
if ($curtainopen == false) {
var selected = $(this).val();
var image = $(".rope");
image.fadeOut('fast', function () {
$("#largeImg").attr('src', 'images/power-on.png');
image.fadeIn('fast');
});
$(".leftcurtain").stop().animate({ left: '-120px' }, 2000);
$(".rightcurtain").stop().animate({ left: '120px' }, 2000);
$("#R").attr('src', 'images/Right.gif');
$("#L").attr('src', 'images/Left.gif');
$curtainopen = true;
$("#lista2").slideToggle(2000);
$(this).attr('id', '1');
} else {
var selected = $(this).val();
var image = $(".rope");
image.fadeOut('fast', function () {
$("#largeImg").attr('src', 'images/power-off.png');
image.fadeIn('fast');
});
$(".leftcurtain").stop().animate({ left: '0px' }, 2000);
$(".rightcurtain").stop().animate({ left: '0px' }, 2000);
$curtainopen = false;
$("#lista2").hide();
$(this).attr('id', '0');
}
return false;
});
});
function startTimer() {
setTimeout($(".rope").click(), 4000);
}
</script>

use this to execute your code after a specific time interval
setInterval(function() {
$(".rope").click(); // this will execute after every 4 sec.
}, 4000);
use this to execute your code after a specific time delay
setTimeout(function() {
$(".rope").click(); // this will execute after 4 sec delay only once.
}, 4000);
use above according to your requirement

setTimeout need a function, When you are passing $(".rope").click() it is called immediately.
Use it like
function startTimer() {
setTimeout(function () {
$(".rope").click();
}, 4000);
}

setTimeout(function() {
$(".rope").click();
}, 4000);
because setTimeout needs a function, but $(".rope").click() calls itself immediatly (instead of assigning a function to be called). So you don't want to call a function but to pass it to setTimeout.

A timer implies repeating the function after each timeout. setTimeOut only delays a function once (after a given time, in milliseconds).
function startTimer() {
//do your stuff
$(".rope").click();
//repeats itself after 4 seconds
setTimeout(startTimer, 4000);
}
And do not forget to start it on document ready :
$(document).ready(function () {
startTimer();
...
}
I you don't want your function to be called immediately on page load, you can add an initial delay :
$(document).ready(function () {
setTimeout(startTimer, 5000); //the timer will start only 5 seconds after page load
...
}

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I wanted to pass dynamic parameters into a setInterval function (see question here) and specifically #tvanfosson's comment.
But now, I also want to disable that timer if a certain condition is met. I tried to define the timer variable as a global variable but I still get the timer as a undefined on this line:
console.log('else. timer=' + timer);:
else. timer=undefined
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
var timer;
var params={};
params.color='light';
$(document).ready(function () {
timer=createInterval(showSmallWidget, params.color, 500);
});
function createInterval(f, dynamicParameter, interval) {
setInterval(function () {
f(dynamicParameter);
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}
function showSmallWidget(color) {
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I tried to create a JSFiddle, but I can't get it to work properly: https://jsfiddle.net/puhw3z2k/
There are a couple problems:
1) You have to return the timerID from your createInterval() function:
function createInterval(f, dynamicParameter, interval) {
return setInterval(function () {
f(dynamicParameter);
}, interval);
}
2) clearInterval() works like this clearInterval(timer), not timer.clearInterval().

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I have a
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Functions you add to this object will be attached to your object and Simple and naive solution will follow:
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$.fn.mycustomfunction = function() {
interval = setInterval(function() {
console.log("I am running every 5 seconds");
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I have this code at the moment:
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But it does it clears it straight away rather than after 3 seconds. What can I do to make it clear after 3 seconds?
edited my code, still not working :(.
You can try:
var time = setTimeout(function(){startTime(time)},1000);
And in startTime you clear time
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...
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You are calling it straight away, but you need a callback.
setTimeout(function () { clearTimeout(time); }, 3000);
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document.getElementById('out').innerHTML += 'starttime<br>';
}
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document.getElementById('out').innerHTML += 'set<br>';
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What I'm trying to do is, when the page loads a box appears after 3 seconds and if nothing happens, it gets partially hidden after 3 seconds. Now if the cursor enters the box, timeout is cleared and the ad won't be getting hidden as I'm clearing the timeout.
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See my code: (JSfiddle link: http://jsfiddle.net/aK9nB/)
var pstimer;
$(document).ready(function(){
setTimeout(function(){
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pstimer = setTimeout(function() {
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});
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showps();
},
function () {
console.log("leave");
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var pstimer = setTimeout(function(){
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});
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$("#postsearch-container").stop();
$('#postsearch-container').animate({
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}, 'slow');
}
function hideps() {
$('#postsearch-container').animate({
bottom: '-115'
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}
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function () {
console.log("enter");
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console.log("cleartimeout");
showps();
},
function () {
console.log("leave");
clearTimeout(pstimer);
pstimer = setTimeout(function(){ // remove the "var"
hideps();
} , 3000);
}
);
try removing the var in front of pstimer.
function () {
console.log("leave");
clearTimeout(pstimer);
/* var */ pstimer = setTimeout(function(){
hideps();
} , 3000);
}
using var defines a new local-variable that shares the name with your intended pstimer, but is only available within this function call. When the function is complete, the local var is destroyed.

jquery/javascript blur/focus & settimeout

When mouse is over a product number (focus) then show some product information.
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setTimeout(function(){
var divToPutData = $(this);
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divToPutData.hide();
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}
jQuery is not my strongest language, so you may need to modify this slightly, but this is the general approach to this scenario.
Use the jQuery stop() to abort any ongoing animation
Test it here: http://jsfiddle.net/T7kRr/1/
jQuery
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function () {
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function () {
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}
);
HTML
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