If it's a global var you'd do this: if (!window.video_ajax_timer_id) { // do stuff }
On 8/28/07, Frank Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not test for an ID or a HTML element but a variable. > > video_ajax_timer_id = setTimeout('prevnext(1, '+next_image_num+')', > 5000); > > Basically I need to know if I need to call that setTimeout or not. > >