JavaScript - jQuery interval
You could use setTimeout instead and have the callback reschedule itself.
$(function() { sayHi(); function sayHi() { setTimeout(sayHi,30000); alert('hi'); }});
Wrap your code in a function. Then, pass the function as a first argument to setInterval, and call the function:
$(document).ready( function() { //Definition of the function (non-global, because of the previous line) function hi(){ alert("hi"); } //set an interval setInterval(hi, 30000); //Call the function hi();});
Well, there probably is a way of doing it in just one call..
setInterval( (function x() { alert('hi'); return x; })(), 30000);Another solution would be to use arguments.callee, but as it is now deprecated, it is generally not recommended to use it.
setInterval( (function() { alert('hi'); return arguments.callee; })(), 30000);