WindowTimers
WindowTimers is a mixin used to provide utility methods which set and clear timers. No objects of this type exist; instead, its methods are available on Window for the standard browsing scope, or on WorkerGlobalScope for workers.
Properties
This interface neither inherits nor provides any properties.
Methods
This interface does not inherit any methods. It offers the following methods.
WindowTimers.clearInterval()- Cancels the repeated execution set using
WindowTimers.setInterval(). WindowTimers.clearTimeout()- Cancels the delayed execution set using
WindowTimers.setTimeout(). WindowTimers.setInterval()- Schedules a function to execute every time a given number of milliseconds elapses.
WindowTimers.setTimeout()- Schedules a function to execute in a given amount of time.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'WindowTimers' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change since the latest snapshot, HTML5.1. |
| HTML5.1 The definition of 'WindowTimers' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Snapshot of WHATWG HTML Living Standard. No change. |
| HTML5 The definition of 'WindowTimers' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Snapshot of WHATWG HTML Living Standard. Creation of WindowBase64 (properties where on the target before it). |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Firefox (Gecko) | Chrome | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| Feature | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Android | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 1.0 (1) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
See also
Window,WorkerGlobalScope,DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope,SharedWorkerGlobalScope, andServiceWorkerGlobalScope
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/windowtimers