How do I create a a timeout in javascript?

Question

How do I create a a timeout in javascript

Answer 1

Need to clarify usage of the term "timeout."

If you want to launch a process after some interval of delay, the function  setTimeout() exists. Documentation of setTimeout() (and related functions) can be retrieved from:

http://www.elated.com/articles/javascrip...

If you want to pause processing temporarily, there's no native delay/pause method. If you need a pause() function that makes a program wait for an interval before moving to the next step, I've implemented one based on the busy-wait anti-pattern. I recommend it ONLY if you can think of no OTHER way to code your solution to timing. The DelayManager prototype that discloses the public pause() function can be found at:

http://home.comcast.net/~richarduie/samp...

Answer 2

It would be something like this:

<script type="text/javascript">

setTimeout("alert('Thirty seconds has passed.');",30000);

</script>

The first parameter is what is going to be executed, it can be an alert or any function, the second parameter is the delay in miliseconds.

Hope it helps