setTimeout function
The setTimeout function sets
the delay before code execution.
Callback should be
passed as the first parameter, the
second - the time in milliseconds,
indicating after what interval the
code specified by the first parameter
will start executing. The function
returns a unique identifier that can
be used to stop the timer. To do this,
this identifier should be passed to
the clearTimeout
function.
Syntax
setTimeout(function, time);
Example
Let's output some text to the
console with a delay of 1
second:
setTimeout(function() {
console.log('text');
}, 1000);
See also
-
the
setIntervalfunction
that starts a timer
