jquery click() button for me then tell me if it's done

Question

I have this jquery code to press buttons for me, it will press it every second - some page just loads forever until that button appears. This code is successful:

(function($){
    setInterval(function(){
        $('.play-button').click();
    }, 1000);

})(jQuery)

Now I want one step more: I want it press it only once. (still, this button only shows after a random long loading time.)

Does this answer your question? [Execute the setInterval function without delay the first time](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6685396/execute-the-setinterval-function-without-delay-the-first-time) — Farhad Shekari, Feb 09 '20 at 11:23

Pedram · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-09T07:45:50.263

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Use a statement to make it to run just once

let clicked = false;

(function($) {
  setInterval(function() {
  !clicked ? $('.play-button').click() : null
  }, 1000);

})(jQuery)

$('.play-button').click(function() {
  console.log('clicked')
  clicked = !clicked
});

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<button class="play-button">play button</button>

edited Feb 09 '20 at 07:45

answered Feb 09 '20 at 07:36

Pedram

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BTW, why there is no ";" at the end of "console.log('clicked')"? – user2650501 Feb 13 '20 at 02:22

Ritesh Khandekar · Answer 2 · 2020-02-09T08:53:03.620

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Use setTimeout:

(function($){
    setTimeout(function(){
        $('.play-button').click();
        $('.play-button').click(function(){return;});
    }, 1000);
})(jQuery)

edited Feb 09 '20 at 08:53

answered Feb 09 '20 at 08:47

Ritesh Khandekar

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jquery click() button for me then tell me if it's done

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