Javascript wait function

Question

I want to create a JavaScript wait   function   What should I edit   function wait waitsecs        setTimeout donothing     waitsecs       function donothing

User · Answer

You shouldn t edit it  you should completely scrap it   Any attempt to make execution stop for a certain amount of time will lock up the browser and switch it to a Not Responding state  The only thing you can do is use setTimeout correctly

User · Answer

Javascript isn t threaded  so a  wait  would freeze the entire page  and probably cause the browser to stop running the script entirely    To specifically address your problem  you should remove the brackets after donothing in your setTimeout call  and make waitsecs a number not a string   console log  before    setTimeout donothing 500      run donothing after 0 5 seconds console log  after      But that won t stop execution   after  will be logged before your function runs   To wait properly  you can use anonymous functions   console log  before    setTimeout function        console log  after      500     All your variables will still be there in the  after  section  You shouldn t chain these - if you find yourself needing to  you need to look at how you re structuring the program  Also you may want to use setInterval   clearInterval if it needs to loop

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