CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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nats0128
nats0128

Reputation: 509

Run javascript for X amount of minutes

i am trying to create a program that will run for X amount of minutes.

minutes was always set to 1 in testing 

 var minutes = $('#minutes').val();
 var runtime = minutes*60; // gets the seconds
 var secondsEpoch = new Date() / 1000; // Epoch time
 var End = secondsEpoch + runtime; // add the minutes to the current epoch

if (secondsEpoch < End) {
    window.setInterval(RunClock, 1000/10);
} else {
   clearInterval(RunClock);
}

function RunClock() {
    console.log(new Date() / 1000);
    //my code
}

The script runs for infinity and i'm confused on why ???

When alerting variable secondsEpoch and End i always end up with a time difference of 1 minute?

Alerted the start and finish times and got

Start 1395022190.621
Finish 1395022250.621

Total difference of 60 which = 1 minute but the console log at this minute is 

1395022456.657

which is obviously greater than 

1395022250.621

and the scrip is still running and not stopping

Upvotes: 0

Views: 32

Answers (1)

Mat&#250;š D&#250;brava
Mat&#250;š D&#250;brava

Reputation: 801

You are not clearing your interval correctly. This way it will work: 

var interval;

if (secondsEpoch < End) {
    interval = setInterval(RunClock, 1000/10);
} else {
   clearInterval(interval);
}

Upvotes: 1

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