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Code:
window.setTimeout("functionName()",delay);Example:
Code:
<html>
<head>
<title>timer example - provided by keteracel.com</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function countdown(tick) {
if(tick > -1) {
document.one.ticker.value = tick;
tick -= 1;
window.setTimeout("countdown(" + tick + ");",1000);
}
else {
alert("Finished counting down...");
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body onLoad="countdown(30);">
<form name="one">
<input name="ticker" type="text" size="2" value="30">
</form>
</body>
</html>This example simply displays a text area with a number which counts down 30 seconds, before displaying an alert saying it has finished.
Hope this helps,
keteracel
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