Showing posts with label setTimeout and setInterval. Show all posts
Showing posts with label setTimeout and setInterval. Show all posts

Difference between setTimeout() and setInterval()

Difference between setTimeout() and setInterval()

1. setTimeout():

setTimeout(
...
function or code
...

, delay);

Function or code will execute after the delay(time interval).

eg: setTimeout(function() { alert('Hi') }, 1000);

2. setInterval():

setInterval(
...
function or code
...

, delay)

Function or code will repeatedly execute for every delay interval(time interval).
eg: setInterval(function() { alert('Hi') }, 1000);