Calling a function every 60 seconds
function, javascript, setinterval, timer
Solution
If you don't care if the code within the `timer` may take longer than your interval, use `setInterval()`:
setInterval(function, delay)
That fires the function passed in as first parameter over and over.
A better approach is, to use `setTimeout` along with a `self-executing anonymous` function:
(function(){
// do some stuff
setTimeout(arguments.callee, 60000);
})();
that guarantees, that the next call is not made before your code was executed. I used `arguments.callee` in this example as function reference. It's a better way to give the function a name and call that within `setTimeout` because `arguments.callee` is deprecated in ecmascript 5.
Problem
Using `setTimeout()` it is possible to launch a function at a specified time: ``` setTimeout(function, 60000); ``` But what if I would like to launch the function multiple times? Every time a time interval passes, I would like to execute the function (every 60 seconds, let's say).