setTimeout function in jQuery not working

Question

I am trying to use set time function if a class exists in the document and that class has some specific data-attributes.So I have started to code in the very generic way and also tried all the ways even using setTimeout in the function, but not working...

Here is the code

jQuery(document).ready(function(jQuery){
    if( jQuery('.conversion-content').length > 0 ){
        var thread_id = jQuery('.conversion-content').attr('data-thread-id');
        var sender = jQuery('.conversion-content').attr('data-sender');
        setTimeout(function(){
            updateConversation(thread_id, sender);
        }, 2000);
    }
    function updateConversation( thread_id, sender ){
        console.log(thread_id,sender);
    }
});

Its working for the first time but not working from 2nd time, I had pulled out setTImeout function out of the element checking but no work.

You need to set the variables inside the timeout function if you want the updated values. — Barmar, Apr 21 '21 at 21:20
What do you mean by « not working from 2nd time » ? You set the timeout when the document is ready, so only once per page. — Raphaël, Apr 21 '21 at 21:23
why would it work for the second time? it's not `setInterval()` — Flash Thunder, Apr 21 '21 at 21:28
What do you mean by the "*2nd time*" - second time of what? 2nd time doc.ready runs? It only runs once, unless you mean 2nd time the page loads? — freedomn-m, Apr 22 '21 at 04:03

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '21 at 21:31

First of all you should assign your thread_id and sender inside the timer, so it would change in time.

Second thing... it does shoot only once, because you are not using setInterval(), but setTimeout(). Only the first one is repeating in time, the second one delays the execution (once).

Third thing is that if at start if( jQuery('.conversion-content').length > 0 ){ won't be met, the timer won't even get initialized. So you should put this inside the timer as well.

setTimeout function in jQuery not working

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