Definition:
setTimeout() - executes a code some time in the future
Syntax:
var tTime = setTimeout("javascript statement",milliseconds);The first parameter of setTimeout() can be a string of executable code, or a call to a function.
The second parameter indicates how many milliseconds from now you want to execute the first parameter.
1000 milliseconds = one second
Example:
When the button is clicked in the example below, an alert box will be displayed after 2 seconds.<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function timeMessage()
{
var tTime = setTimeout("HelloWorld()",2000);
}
function HelloWorld()
{
alert("Hello World");
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Display alert box in 2 seconds" onclick="timeMessage()" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
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