Start a timer and cancel a timer : Timer Event « Event « JavaScript Tutorial






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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT>
var myTimer;


function fireIt () {
   var now = new Date();
   var displayStr = now + "\r\n"; 
   window.document.theForm.myOutput.value = displayStr;
}
function startIt () {

   myTimer = setInterval("fireIt()", 1000);
}
function stopIt() {
   clearInterval(myTimer);
}

</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<TABLE>
<FORM name="theForm">
     <input type=button value="Start!" onClick="startIt ();">
     <input type=button value="Stop!" onClick="stopIt();">
     <textarea name="myOutput" cols = 60 rows=20></textarea>
</FORM>
</TABLE>
</BODY>
</HTML>








15.9.Timer Event
15.9.1.Fire Timer event
15.9.2.Start a timer and cancel a timer