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== Description ==
== Description ==


SetTimeOut is used to schedule an event for a future time, where function is the name of the Sub or Function to be called, and milliseconds is how long in the future it is to be called. Execution does not halt at this statement – it continues with the next statement. It returns a reference to the timeout action which can be used in ClearTimeOut.
SetTimeOut is used to schedule an event for a future time, where ''function'' is the name of the Sub or Function to be called, and ''milliseconds'' is how long in the future it is to be called. Execution does not halt at this statement – it continues with the next statement. It returns a reference to the timeout action which can be used in ClearTimeout.
 
SetInterval works like SetTimeout, except ''function'' is called repeatedly.


== Example ==
== Example ==

Revision as of 19:34, 28 August 2012

SetTimeout (function, milliseconds)

ClearTimeout (settimeout_variable)

SetInterval (function, milliseconds)

ClearInterval(settimeout_variable)

Description

SetTimeOut is used to schedule an event for a future time, where function is the name of the Sub or Function to be called, and milliseconds is how long in the future it is to be called. Execution does not halt at this statement – it continues with the next statement. It returns a reference to the timeout action which can be used in ClearTimeout.

SetInterval works like SetTimeout, except function is called repeatedly.

Example

Rem SetTimeout statement
T=SetTimeout(nextAction,3000)
 
Function nextAction()
  MsgBox "nextAction"
End Function

Output

(nextAction appears 3 seconds later)

Related Items

ClearInterval, ClearTimeOut, SetInterval