wait for event code example

Example 1: wait javascript

wait(ms) {
        return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 }

Example 2: wait until a function finishes javascript

function firstFunction(_callback){
    // do some asynchronous work
    // and when the asynchronous stuff is complete
    _callback();    
}

function secondFunction(){
    // call first function and pass in a callback function which
    // first function runs when it has completed
    firstFunction(function() {
        console.log('huzzah, I\'m done!');
    });    
}