setTimeout error, im lost

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i have a recursive function to animate an object. It is defined as:

function MoveOBJ(OBJECT, x)
{
...
}

i was trying to use this line to recursivly call the function:

setTimeout('MoveOBJ(' + OBJECT + ', ' + x + ')', 50);

but it doesn't work. Although this line of code does work:

MoveOBJ(OBJECT, x);

Does anyone have any idea why the setTimeout code will not work?

 

[Guest_imported]

forgot to mention:

OBJECT is a string
x is a number

 

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setTimeout(("MoveOBJ(OBJECT, x)", 50);

try this ---------------------------------------

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[Guest_imported]

Thanks, but it doesn't work.

The error says OBJECT is undefined.

 

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// oups should be
setTimeout("MoveOBJ(OBJECT, x)", 50); ---------------------------------------

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Yeah, I had to fix that, but it still doesn't work.

 

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"The error says OBJECT is undefined"

where does OBJECT come from ? code ? ---------------------------------------

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OBJECT is an argument in the function.

eg:

function MoveOBJ(OBJECT, x)
{
...
}

MoveOBJ('object1', 500);

 

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where does 'object1' come from ? ---------------------------------------

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u seem to have error passing the correct value to the object
but i can't guess here without anycode to see
but i assume "..." is correct ---------------------------------------

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'object1' is the id of a <div>:

<div id = &quot;object1&quot;>
</div>

 

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<script>
function MoveOBJ(OBJECT, x)
{
moveObjectBy(OBJECT, 10, 0);

obj = findDOM(OBJECT, 1);
var strCurrentX = obj.left;
var numCurrentX = parseInt(strCurrentX.substr(0,strCurrentX.length - 2));

if (numCurrentX < parseInt(x))
{
// setTimeout(&quot;MoveOBJ(OBJECT, x)&quot;, 50);
// setTimeout('MoveOBJ(' + OBJECT + ', ' + x + ')', 50);
MoveOBJ(OBJECT, x); //This one works
}
}
</script>

<div id=&quot;object1&quot; style=&quot;top: 0px; left: 0px;&quot;>
Hola
</div>

<script>
MoveOBJ('object1', 100);
</script>

 

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Yes the code is fine, except for the recursive call...

PS: thanks for the help so far

 

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// here an example of interval function calling i use


function playandstop() {
if (lock == true) {
lock = false;
window.clearInterval(run);
} else if (lock == false) {
lock = true;
run = setInterval(&quot;next()&quot;, delay);
}
} ---------------------------------------

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Ugg I figured out what it is...

since it is a string it required ' to surround it. So it should have been:

setTimeout(&quot;MoveOBJ(\'&quot; + OBJECT + &quot;\', &quot; + x + &quot&quot;, 50);

so it would send 'object1' instead of object1