jQuery Timer
Basically setTimeout with more options.
View demo: http://jchavannes.com/jquery-timer/demo
Download: http://jchavannes.com/download/jquery-timer-demo.zip
$.timer()
$.timer( [ action ] , [ time ], [ autostart ] )
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action A Function to be called by the timer.
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time A Number determining how long between actions in milliseconds.
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autostart A Boolean indicating whether to start the timer. Defaults to false.
Usage
var timer = $.timer(function() {
alert('This message was sent by a timer.');
});
timer.set({ time : 5000, autostart : true });
timer.set(options);
timer.play(reset); // Boolean. Defaults to false.
timer.pause();
timer.stop(); // Pause and resets
timer.toggle(reset); // Boolean. Defaults to false.
timer.once(time); // Number. Defaults to 0.
timer.isActive // Returns true if timer is running
timer.remaining // Remaining time when paused