Is there a JavaScript function that simulates the operation of the sleep function in PHP — a function that pauses code execution for x milliseconds, and then resumes where it left off?
I found some things here on Stack Overflow, but nothing useful.
You need to re-factor the code into pieces. This doesn't stop execution, it just puts a delay in between the parts.
function partA() {
...
window.setTimeout(partB,1000);
}
function partB() {
...
}
partB at window.setTimeout(partB,1000)?
setTimeout() is not the same as sleep(). setTimeout() schedules the named function to be executed asynchronously at a set time in the future. The rest of your code will not wait until the partB function has executed, which is not the same functionality as sleep(). See: stackoverflow.com/questions/4122268/…
You can't (and shouldn't) block processing with a sleep function. However, you can use setTimeout to kick off a function after a delay:
setTimeout(function(){alert("hi")}, 1000);
Depending on your needs, setInterval might be useful, too.
sleep doesn't block processing; it allows processing to continue.
string, which must be executed via eval.setTimeout() function it's use to delay a process in JavaScript.
w3schools has an easy tutorial about this function.
