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window.setTimeout()

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Sets a delay for executing a function.

Syntax

ID = window.setTimeout("funcName", delay)
 

Parameters

funcName is the name of the function for which you want to set a delay. delay is the number of milliseconds (thousandths of a second) that the function should be delayed. ID is the interval ID.

Example

setTimeout('parent.generateOutput("Cancel")',0);

Notes

The setTimeout() method is often used to establish a time limit on certain applications, as when a user is logged out or certain information is reset if there has not been any interaction within the given time.

See also window.clearTimeout()

Specification

DOM Level 0. Not part of specification.