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user2027231
user2027231

Reputation: 169

Javascript Pause

I'm using the code below in on of my javascript functions. I want to call this function after 10 seconds. However the function is fired right away!?! Not sure what's going on.

<script>
  function testing() {
    //other stuff
    setTimeout(testing2('value'), 10000);
  }
  function testing2(value) {
    //other stuff
  }
</script>

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2185

Answers (3)

Austin Brunkhorst
Austin Brunkhorst

Reputation: 21130

The problem is that you're passing the value returned from testing2('value') rather than a function into setTimeout.

Try this.

setTimeout(function() {
    testing2('value');
}, 10000);

Upvotes: 1

gdoron
gdoron

Reputation: 150253

You need to pass a function as an argument, not call the function.

setTimeout(function(){
    // Inside the callback we do what we want.
    testing2('value');
}, 10000);

Upvotes: 1

shift66
shift66

Reputation: 11958

testing2 is called immediately because your wrote it with argument.
setTimeout needs a function as first parameter.

And if you write testing2('value') javascript of course have to execute your testing2 at first to get the result and only after that pass the result to setTimeout

Upvotes: 2

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