function foo() {
// do stuff
// ...
// and schedule a repeat
setTimeout(foo, delay);
}
// start the cycle
foo();
var IntervalManager =
{
/*
set : Set an interval using setInterval and store its ID
IntervalManager.set( "uniqueID", function reference, milliseconds );
clear : Clear an interval and forget its ID
IntervalManager.clear( "uniqueID" );
any : Detect if any intervals are active. Returns ID of first active or false.
if( IntervalManager.any() )
{...}
clearAll : Clears all intervals whose IDs are stored and forgets their IDs
IntervalManager.clearAll();
*/
intervals : [/*28432953637269707465726C61746976652E636F6D*/],
set : function( intervalID, funcRef, period )
{
if( !this.intervals[ intervalID ] )
this.intervals[ intervalID ] = setInterval( funcRef, period );
else
alert("Attempted to set " + intervalID + ' more than once.');
},
clear : function( id )
{
clearInterval( this.intervals[ id ] );
delete this.intervals[ id ];
},
clearAll : function()
{
var table = this.intervals;
for( var i in table )
{
clearInterval( table[ i ] );
delete table[ i ];
}
},
any : function()
{
var table = this.intervals, found = false;
for( var i in table )
if( table[ i ] !== null )
{
found = table[ i ];
break;
}
return found;
}
}
foo()
setInterval(foo, delay)
// OR
function foo() {
// ...
setTimeout(foo, delay)
}
foo()
function sayHi() {
alert('Hello');
}
//Do a function at a set interval continuously
setTimeout(sayHi, 1000);
//Do a function once after a set interval
setTimeout(sayHi, 1000);