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timeout Method

Calls a method after a specified time interval has elapsed.

Syntax

obj.timeout(handler, delay);

Parameters

handlerFunctionMethod to call.
delayNumberTime interval in milliseconds.

Returns

An identifier that can be used with window.clearTimeout to cancel the current method call.

Remarks

This method has the same effect as window.setTimeout except that the function will be evaluated not as a global function but as a method of the current object.

See Also

Active.System.Object

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