How can I make a function execute after 2 minutes and then at 2 minute intervals after that?

Question

I would like to call a function saveData($scope.data)

I understand there is an interval function in javascript but how can I make an initial interval of two minutes and then have that function repeatedly executed after that? I also need to save the new $scope.data each time

Read this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/729921/settimeout-or-setinterval — Harshit Tailor, Oct 23 '13 at 05:16

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 23 '13 at 05:18

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window.setTimeout(function(){
    window.setInterval(function(){
        saveData($scope.data);
    },2*60*1000);
    saveData($scope.data);
},2*60*1000);

online demo (with interval shorten to highlight effect)

answered Oct 23 '13 at 05:18

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 23 '13 at 05:16

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The following function will execute saveData after every 2 minutes.

setInterval(function(){
            saveData(data)
            },
            2*60*1000);

answered Oct 23 '13 at 05:16

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 23 '13 at 05:17

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You can use

setTimeout("javascript function",milliseconds)

function for one time delay. Then use

setInterval("javascript function",milliseconds)

for specific time delay.

answered Oct 23 '13 at 05:17

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 23 '13 at 05:27

JS does not have a sleep function, you can implement your own function, like this

function sleep(milliseconds) {
  var start = new Date().getTime();
  for (var i = 0; i < 1e7; i++) {
    if ((new Date().getTime() - start) > milliseconds){
      break;
    }
  }
}

then call from your main function with your desire seconds

How can I make a function execute after 2 minutes and then at 2 minute intervals after that?

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