Set the timeout for the timer according to a value in JavaScript

Description

The following code shows how to set the timeout for the timer according to a value.

Example


<!--  www  .  j  a  v a 2s  .c o  m-->

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var num = 0;
var max = 10;
function incrementNumber() {
document.writeln(num++);
//if the max has not been reached,
//set another timeout
if (num < max) {
setTimeout(incrementNumber, 500);
} else {
document.writeln("Done");
}
}
setTimeout(incrementNumber, 500);

</script>
</body>
</html>

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The code above generates the following result.

Set the timeout for the timer according to a value in JavaScript
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