comp.lang.javascript archive
Re: [SOLVED] - Newbie - Counter script
Date: Wed Jan 11 2006 - 02:25:40 CET
Evertjan. wrote:
> Bundy wrote on 10 jan 2006 in comp.lang.javascript:
>
>
>>>Try:
>>>
>>><script type="text/JavaScript">
>>> var abc = 0;
>>> function myFunction(){
>>> para1.innerHTML = abc++;
>>> setTimeout('myFunction()',2000);
>>> }
>>></script>
>>>
>>><body onLoad='myFunction();'>
>>><p id='para1'>x</p>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>To stop script counting to 4 added inside funtion
>> if(abc<5)
>> {
>> setTimeout('myFunction()',2000);
>> }
>> else
>> {
>> para1.innerHTML = "finishing counting to four";
>> return;
>> }
>>
>
>
> The return has no function at the end of a function.
>
> try:
>
> <script type="text/JavaScript">
> var abc = 0;
> function myFunction(){
> if (abc=4){
> para1.innerHTML = "finished counting at four";
> return;
> }
> para1.innerHTML = abc++;
> setTimeout('myFunction()',2000);
> }
> </script>
>
> <body onLoad='myFunction();'>
> <p id='para1'>x</p>
>
>
>
One small error, in 'if(abc=0)' replace = with ==.
I prefer your code.
Thanks
Bundy
Received on Tue Jan 17 17:08:19 2006