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An alternative to Javascript's evil setInterval:
- Doesn't care whether the callback is still running or not
- Ignores errors
- Isn't that flexible Thanks: http://www.thecodeship.com/web-development/alternative-to-javascript-evil-setinterval/
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function interval(func, wait, times){ | |
var interv = function(w, t){ | |
return function(){ | |
if(typeof t === "undefined" || t-- > 0){ | |
setTimeout(interv, w); | |
try{ | |
func.call(null); | |
} | |
catch(e){ | |
t = 0; | |
throw e.toString(); | |
} | |
} | |
}; | |
}(wait, times); | |
setTimeout(interv, wait); | |
}; |
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interval(function(){ | |
// Code block goes here | |
}, 1000, 10); |
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