January 15, 2018
Captivate 2017 – JavaScript to delay next action
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January 15, 2018
Captivate 2017 – JavaScript to delay next action
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Hello,

I was wondering if it is possible to use JavaScript to delay the next action, similarly the way you would using advanced actions. I don’t see this information listed anywhere in the JavaScript Interface.

Thanks

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2018-01-16 12:48:51
2018-01-16 12:48:51

How about something like this?

This is an example I did to test for a single slide that changes the state of a box after 5 seconds.

setTimeout(changeBox, 5000)

function changeBox() {
cp.changeState(“box”,”afterTimer”);
}

The number 5000 is in milliseconds and can be adjusted for the delay.

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2018-01-16 15:10:28
2018-01-16 15:10:28
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Thanks Greg, this worked!

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2018-01-17 16:54:05
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Just to build on this, if you use setInterval, it will continue to fire a function with timed ‘intervals’ in between. setInterval is good for countdowns and timers whereas setTimeout is good for delaying a function only once.

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2019-06-18 20:06:46
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That’s exactly what I was looking for, Greg. Fantastic.

Thanks

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