Jquery setInterval stops in separate tab

Asked May 09 '13 at 14:56

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I need my setInterval function to work even when the browser tab with current script is not active. You can see my example here http://jsfiddle.net/4MWqV/.

var balance=100000000;
setInterval(function(){balance=balance+1;$('#balance').text(balance)},1);

When current tab is active the script runs fine, but when I switch to another window, the counting stops. How can I make this count work even in separate tab?

asked May 09 '13 at 14:56

user1482261

Possible duplicate : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5927284/how-can-i-make-setinterval-also-work-when-a-tab-is-inactive-in-chrome – Karl-André Gagnon May 09 '13 at 15:00
Base it off of the current browser time so that you don't care that it pauses when the tab changes. – Kevin B May 09 '13 at 15:01
@kevin-b can you explain the details? – user1482261 May 09 '13 at 15:53
the question that is marked as a duplicate does that pretty well. – Kevin B May 09 '13 at 15:55
@kevin-b I've tried and that didnt quite work with interval ov 1 millisecond as I need... – user1482261 May 09 '13 at 16:07
That's fine, but there's no way of making the interval continue when you change tabs. Checking on some other value, such as the current time, is going to be your only option. – Kevin B May 09 '13 at 17:12

Jquery setInterval stops in separate tab

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