Open window onClick with setTimeout

dlg0351

10-06-2011, 07:11 PM

DaveyErwin

10-06-2011, 07:50 PM

I'm trying to pass the URL of a link to a function, then delay opening the window. I get an undefined error. Any help would really be appreciated.

Here is my code:

<head>
<script>
function openWin(test) {
setTimeout("window.open(test)", 5000);
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<a href="http://www.example.com" onClick="openWin(this); return false;">Test</a>
</body>

This works for me in ie7.....

<head>
<script>
function openWin(test) {
setTimeout(function(){window.open(test)}, 5000);
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<a href="http://www.example.com" onClick="openWin(href); return false;">Test</a>
</body>

devnull69

10-06-2011, 07:52 PM

First: You need to make sure that you are accessing the link (so the "href" attribute) instead of the <a> element

Second: You need to make sure to use a function reference as the first parameter of setTimeout. This will create a closure which will automatically keep available the parameter "test"

<head>
<script>
function openWin(test) {
setTimeout(function() {window.open(test);}, 5000);
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<a href="http://www.example.com" onClick="openWin(this.href); return false;">Test</a>
</body>

Philip M

10-06-2011, 07:53 PM

This works for me in ie7.....

And in IE8 :)

dlg0351

10-06-2011, 08:05 PM

Awesome! Thanks so much!

dlg0351

10-06-2011, 08:06 PM

IE? Who uses that? haha, kidding!