Setinterval and setTimeout methods in Javascript

Setinterval Method

Evaluates an expression each time a specified number of milliseconds has
Elapsed.

Syntax

Itimerid
=Window
. Setinterval (
Vcode
,
Imilliseconds
[
,
Slanguage
]
)

Parameters

Vcode	Required.Variant That specifies a function pointer or string that Indicates the code to be executed when the specified interval has Elapsed.
Imilliseconds	Required.Integer That specifies the number Milliseconds.
Slanguage	Optional.String That specifies any one of the possible values The language Attribute.

Return Value

Integer. returns an identifier that cancels the timer withClearinterval

Method.

Remarks

TheSetinterval

Method continuously evaluates the specified expression
Until the timer is removed withClearinterval

Method.

In versions earlier than Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, the first argument
OfSetinterval

Must be a string. Evaluation of the string is deferred
Until the specified interval elapses.

As of Internet Explorer 5, the first argumentSetinterval

Can be
Passed as a string or as a function pointer.

To pass a function as a string, be sure to suffix the function name
Parentheses.

window.setInterval("someFunction()", 5000);

When passing a function pointer, do not include the parentheses.

window.setInterval(someFunction, 5000);

SetTimeout Method

Evaluates an expression after a specified number of milliseconds has elapsed.

Syntax

Itimerid
=Window
. SetTimeout (
Vcode
,
Imilliseconds
[
,
Slanguage
]
)

Parameters

Vcode	Required.Variant That specifies the function pointer or string that Indicates the code to be executed when the specified interval has Elapsed.
Imilliseconds	Required.Integer That specifies the number Milliseconds.
Slanguage	Optional.String That specifies one of the following values: JScript Language is JScript. VBScript Language is VBScript. Javascript Language is JavaScript.

Return Value

Integer. returns an identifier that cancels the evaluation withCleartimeout

Method.

Remarks

In versions earlier than Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, the first argument
OfSetTimeout

Must be a string. Evaluation of the string is deferred
Until the specified interval elapses.

As of Internet Explorer 5, the first argumentSetTimeout

Can be
String or a function pointer.

The specified expression or function is evaluatedOnce

.Repeated

Evaluation, useSetinterval

Method.