window settimeout code example

Example 1: javascript settimeout

setTimeout(function(){
 	alert("Sup!"); 
}, 2000);//wait 2 seconds

Example 2: timeout javascript

setTimeout(function(){
 	//code goes here
}, 2000); //Time before execution

Example 3: settimeout javascript

setTimeout(function(){
 	console.log("hello");
}, 3000); //wait for atleast  3 seconds before console logging

Example 4: javascript set timeout

var timeToWait = 3000; // 1000 = 1 second
setTimeout(() => {
	console.log("Text printed after 3 seconds");
}, timeToWait);

Example 5: javascript settimeout

var timeoutID;

function delayedAlert() {
  timeoutID = window.setTimeout(window.alert, 2*1000, 'That was really slow!');
}

function clearAlert() {
  window.clearTimeout(timeoutID);
}

Example 6: javascript this in settimeout

function func() {
  this.var = 5;
  
  this.changeVar = function() {
    setTimeout(() => { //Don't use function, use arrow function so 'this' refers to 'func' and not window
      this.var = 10;
    }, 1000);
  }
}

var a = new func();
a.changeVar();