Here is my pseudocode:
if(key.pressed = 'a') {
activate = true;
}
var mytimeout = function timer_function() {
// Do stuff;
setTimeout( function() {
// do more stuff
}, 5000);
}
function some_function() {
if(activated) {
// do stuff
clearTimeout(mytimeout);
timer_function();
}
}
if(mouse.click == true) {
some_function();
}
I want the timer to be reset on each mouse click which calls some_function(). What actually happens is that the time is set on first click but never resets after that.
What am I missing?
Thanks.
mytimeout is a function, not a timeout handle. What you need to store is the result of the setTimeout call like this.
var timeoutHandle;
function timer_function() {
// Do stuff;
timeoutHandle = setTimeout( function() {
// do more stuff
}, 5000);
}
function some_function() {
if(activated) {
// do stuff
clearTimeout(timeoutHandle);
timer_function();
}
}
In function timer_function return the value of setTimeout
var mytimeout = function timer_function() {
return setTimeout( function() {
//Do some more stuff
}, 5000);
}
Thats because in you are only going to replay the Timeout only when the user presses the "a" key. I don't know why you kept it like that but thats probably the reason.!