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setTimeout

(since 1.0)



Execute a function after specified delay

Description


integer setTimeout ( function fn, integer delay, [string param1, param2, ...] )

Used to execute a function after a specified delay.

Parameters


fn
The function to execute

delay
Number of millisecond before calling the function

param1, param2, ...
Arguments that will be passed to the function

Return values


The timeout id used in clearTimeout

Examples


var timeoutID = Ape.setTimeout(function(a, b) {
	Ape.log("Foo : " + a + " Bar : " + b);
}, 3000, "foo", "bar");

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