Slight typo on the second option:
setTimeOut(doSomething, 5000);
function doSomething() {
window.location = 'http://www.google.com';
}
On Mar 31, 2:31 pm, James <james.gp....@gmail.com> wrote:
> In some common ways, you'd have to either do it:
>
> setTimeOut(function() {
> window.location = 'http://www.google.com';
>
> }, 5000);
>
> or:
>
> setTimeOut(doSomething, 5000);
>
> doSomething() {
> window.location = 'http://www.google.com';
>
> }
>
> or:
>
> setTimeout('window.location = "http://www.google.com";', 5000);
>
> On Mar 31, 2:28 pm, MonkeyBall2010 <hughes.timo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > setTimeout(window.location = "http://www.google.com";, 5000);
>
> > It seems that the script just completely ignores the timeout but
> > executes the code anyways... What is really weird is that if I put
> > some other code on a timer then it works correctly so maybe I am doing
> > the redirect wrong??
>
> > On Mar 30, 9:38 pm, James <james.gp....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Can you show us how the "//redirect" part of the code looks like?
> > > It should be on the lines of something like:
>
> > > setTimeOut(function() {
> > > location.href = '/somepage';
>
> > > }, 2000);
>
> > > On Mar 30, 4:05 pm, MonkeyBall2010 <hughes.timo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Yeah, that was just a typo on my behalf... The actual code does list
> > > > the correct code... Any idea what I am doing wrong?
>
> > > > On Mar 27, 1:17 pm, James <james.gp....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Javascript is case-sensitive:
> > > > > 'setTimeOut' should be 'setTimeout'
>
> > > > > On Mar 26, 5:08 pm, MonkeyBall2010 <hughes.timo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > I am using the validation plugin and the form plugin to validate my
> > > > > > form and then submit the information via ajaxSubmit. I have
> > > > > > everything
> > > > > > working with the exception of my success callback function. Once the
> > > > > > form is successfully validated I just want to wait about 2 - 3
> > > > > > seconds
> > > > > > to run a script and then redirect the user to a new page. This works
> > > > > > but the code is executed immediately:
>
> > > > > > var options = {
> > > > > > success: createAccount,
> > > > > > clearForm: true
>
> > > > > > };
>
> > > > > > $("#submitForm").validate({
> > > > > > rules: {
> > > > > > //Insert Rules Here
> > > > > > },
> > > > > > messages: {
> > > > > > //Insert Messages
> > > > > > Here
> > > > > > },
> > > > > > submitHandler: function(form) {
> > > > > > jQuery(form).ajaxSubmit(options);
> > > > > > }
> > > > > > });
>
> > > > > > function createAccount () {
> > > > > > //Do Stuff
> > > > > > setTimeOut(//Redirect, 2000);
>
> > > > > > }
>
> > > > > > So instead of waiting 2 seconds to redirect the code is executed as
> > > > > > if
> > > > > > the timer isn't even there!! Can anyone please help me with this? I
> > > > > > have tried everything and still the timer does not work!!- Hide
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> > > - Show quoted text -
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