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ST80
ST80

Reputation: 3893

How to run a function once after element has been found with Jquery/Javascript

Is there a way I can run a function once after a specific element has been found?

I tried this:

setInterval(function () {
     if ($('.imagewrapper').length) {
            self.carousel();
     }    
}, 1000)

So, it checks my page continiously if the .imagewrapper element exisit, and if so, it should run the self.carousel()function. The problem is, that this way, as soon the element exists, it runs the function continiously. Is there a way around?

ps: The setInterval-method needs to be there.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 133

Answers (4)

Chris
Chris

Reputation: 4436

Now in 2024 none of these answers really satisfied me. And some of them are now broken. But now in 2024 we've got ChatGPT and Github Copilot :)

I asked ChatGPT to create the method to do this for me and it did it perfectly using an observer instead of intervals, which I think is a much nicer solution. So far works like a charm:

function waitForElement(selector, callback) {
    // Check if the element already exists
    const element = document.querySelector(selector);
    if (element) {
        callback(element);
        return;
    }

    // If not, set up a MutationObserver to watch for changes in the DOM
    const observer = new MutationObserver((mutationsList, observer) => {
        // Check if the element has been added
        const element = document.querySelector(selector);
        if (element) {
            // If the element exists, disconnect the observer and call the callback
            observer.disconnect();
            callback(element);
        }
    });

    // Start observing the document body for changes
    observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
}

Edit: I just noticed the OP asked specifically to use setInterval. Easy enough to ask ChatGPT to change it for that, but I honestly think using the observer is the better approach.

Upvotes: 0

Gavriel
Gavriel

Reputation: 19237

It's easy:

// set ran to false when you load the page
ran = false;
setInterval(function () {
  // only do your stuff when you haven't do yet (ran==false)
  if (!ran && $('.imagewrapper').length) {
    self.carousel(); 
    // when you did it for the 1st time set ran to true, so next time you don't enter the if.
    ran = true;
} }, 1000)

// but even better to stop the timer after you entered the if for the 1st time:
timer = setInterval(function () {
  // only do your stuff when you haven't do yet (ran==false)
  if ($('.imagewrapper').length) {
    self.carousel(); 
    // when you did it for the 1st time delete the timer
    clearInterval(timer);
} }, 1000)

Upvotes: 1

WebArtisan
WebArtisan

Reputation: 4227

You looking for waitUntilExists https://gist.github.com/buu700/4200601 So, it will works something like that:

$(someselect).waitUntilExists(function(){
    var that = $(this);
    // do some code
})

Upvotes: 1

jcubic
jcubic

Reputation: 66470

Try:

(function delay() {
   if ($('.imagewrapper').length) {
       self.carousel();
   } else {
       setTimeout(delay, 1000);
   }
})();

or if you need setInterval:

var interval = setInterval(function() {
   if ($('.imagewrapper').length) {
       self.carousel();
       clearInterval(interval);
   }
}, 1000);

Upvotes: 3

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