Question

Here is my code:

$(document).ready(function() {
    var interval = setInterval("change_height()", 500);
    var height;

    function change_height() {
        height = parseInt(window.location.hash);
        $('#message_body').height(height);
        alert("");
        clearInterval(interval);
    }
});

for some reason the change_height() function just isn’t being called yet it works if I put it outside the document.ready block but then the clearInterval doesn’t work!

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks

Answer 1

setInterval is a native javascript function and not a jQuery function.

With that cleared up, try just referencing the function directly using:

var interval = setInterval(change_height, 500);
    // Note the lack of () which would execute the function

This is better than letting the setInterval function interpret the string.