jQuery setInterval and setTimeout

jQuery setinterval and settimeout; In this tutorial, i am going to show you how to use jQuery setTimeout (seconds) & setInterval (seconds) methods.

jQuery setInterval and setTimeout for Interval time

setTimeout
setInterval

jQuery setTimeout Method

The setTimeout function executes a script code after a specified delay (in milliseconds).

Syntax of jQuery setTimeout Method

setTimeout(function, milliseconds);

Example of jquery settimeout 1000 seconds

See the following example for how use this setTimeout function; as shown below:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js"></script> 
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#btn-timout").click(function(){
       setTimeout("alert('Hello World!');", 1000);
    });
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="common_box_body">
<button id="btn-timout">Click</button>
<p>Click the above given button and wait for 4 seconds. After 4 second will come alert box</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Demo for jquery settimeout 1000 seconds

Click the above given button and wait for 4 seconds. After 4 second will come alert box

jQuery setInterval Method

The jQuery setInterval function can be used to continue any work by using a regular time-based trigger.

Syntax of jQuery setInterval Method

setInterval(function, milliseconds);

Example of jquery setinterval for minute

See the following example for how use this setInterval function; as shown below:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js"></script> 
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#btn-interval").click(function(){
       setInterval("alert('Hello World!');", 3600);
    });
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="common_box_body">
<button id="btn-interval">Click</button>
<p>Click the above given button and wait for 4 seconds. After 4 second will come alert box continuously</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Demo for jquery setinterval 1 minute

Click the above given button and wait for 4 seconds. After 4 second will come alert box continuously

To Remember

The setInterval function performs again and again in the given interval time.
The setTimeout function is executed only once in given intervals time. In both functions, 1000 ms = 1 seconds.