settimeout meaning code example

Example 1: javascript settimeout

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

Example 2: settimeout function

setTimeout(function(){ 
$('#overlay'). modal('hide') 
}, 5000);
//#overlay will be the ID of modal which you want to hide or show modal

Example 3: javascript set timeout

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

Example 4: javascript settimeout

var timeoutID;

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

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