Javascript timeout

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I am using one javascript confirm which will get called after 15 minutes repeatedly.If user selects none of the options in the confirm box i will redirect him after waiting for 1 minute.How to achieve this? My code is like

    var timeout = 15*60000;

    setTimeout("timeoutConfirm();",timeout);
    function redirectToClose(){
        var action='Some Action';
        document.mainForm.action = action;
        document.mainForm.submit();
    }
    function timeoutConfirm(){
        if(confirm('Please click OK to continue working on this page')){
            setTimeout("timeoutConfirm();",timeout);
        }else{
            redirectToClose();
        }
    }

Oded · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-04 09:57:14Z

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You are better off creating your own confirm dialog (as a overlay, for example).

This is because the confirm will halt all javascript on the page until the user clicks the dialog. You will not be able to redirect after a wait, as your code will not execute.

answered Nov 4, 2010 at 9:57

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Hector Barbossa Over a year ago

Thanks for the reply.Any suggestions on how to create my own confirm dialog?

Oded Over a year ago

@user461807 - Look at jQuery and the thickbox plugin. jquery.com/demo/thickbox

Hector Barbossa Over a year ago

Thanks a lot but can i achieve this using javascript alone?

Oded Over a year ago

@user461807 - jQuery and its plugins are javascript. You can spend lots of time replicating what they do (generating a div in js that is 100% height and width, attaching it to the page etc...). Why do you need to reinvent the wheel?

Hector Barbossa Over a year ago

cause i am doing this for an old application.If I use jQuery i need to add the plugin for this purpose only.

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