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Javascript - Sleep (See related posts)

// Effettuare uno sleep dello script di uno script

function pause(millisecondi)
{
    var now = new Date();
    var exitTime = now.getTime() + millisecondi;

    while(true)
    {
        now = new Date();
        if(now.getTime() > exitTime) return;
    }
}
to html javascript web time sleep script js by whitetiger on Thu Jul 06 20:19:01 -0400 2006

Comments on this post

Mokhet posts on Jul 08, 2006 at 00:01
This code must not be used, it is a bad practice. It is completly freezing the client and as a result, you can't correctly manage events in same time. The only way is to use a timeout.
jonasraoni posts on Aug 10, 2006 at 16:33
Horrible approach =/

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