What's the easiest way to call a function every 5 seconds in jQuery?
javascript, jquery, jquery-plugins, timer
Solution
You don't need jquery for this, in plain javascript, the following will work:
var intervalId = window.setInterval(function(){
// call your function here
}, 5000);
To stop the loop you can use:
clearInterval(intervalId)
Problem
JQuery, how to call a function every 5 seconds. I'm looking for a way to automate the changing of images in a slideshow. I'd rather not install any other 3rd party plugins if possible.