Subj : Re: setTimeout Function
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Georg_Maa=DF?= <georg@vnett.de>
Date : Tue Apr 29 2003 09:26 am

Amit Lonkar wrote:
> Hi All!!
>  
> I am trying to run the following script :-
>  
> print("This is a test message");
>  
> myfunction();
>  
> function myfunction()
> {
>   print("Inside function");
>   setTimeout("my()",1000);     
> }
>  
> function my()
> {
>   print("Function My Called");
>  
>   return ;
> }
>  
>  
>  
> The above code throws the following exception:-
>  
> Exception: "setTimeout" is not defined.
> Exception in thread "main"
>  
> Please let me know what could be the error
>  
> Thanks
> Amit Lonkar
> 
>  
setTimeout is not a JavaScript function. setTimeout is a method of the 
Window object. If you run your script in an environment without Window 
object and in a context, without Window object in the scope chain, this 
will cause an error like that you got.

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