setTimeout and clearTimeout function

what are they?

The setTimeout function runs a function or a piece of code after waiting for a certain amount of time in milliseconds. It has three parameters: the function to run, the time to wait, and an optional callback function to run when the timeout is cleared. The setTimeout function gives an ID that can be used to stop the timeout later.

The clearTimeout function is used to cancel a timeout that was previously created by the setTimeout function. It takes one parameter: the ID of the timeout that you want to clear. If you don’t provide a valid ID, nothing will happen.

Here are some examples of how to use setTimeout and clearTimeout in JavaScript:

Example 1

//Display an alert message after 3 seconds

setTimeout(function() { alert(“Hello, world!”); }, 3000);

Example 2

//Display an alert message after 5 seconds and then display another message after another 2 seconds

setTimeout(function() { alert(“This is the first message.”); }, 5000);

setTimeout(function() { alert(“This is the second message.”); }, 10000);

Example 3

//Cancel a timeout that was created by

setTimeout var timerID = setTimeout(function() { console.log(“Hello, world!”); }, 2000); clearTimeout(timerID);

Example 4

//Cancel a timeout that was created by setTimeout with no callback

function var timerID = setTimeout(function() { console.log(“Hello, world!”);

},1000);

clearTimeout(timerID);

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