Question

I have a form with an <input type=text /> and I want to call a javascript function after 5 seconds of the last key press, and every time a new key is pressed, this timer should reset and only call the function after 5 seconds.

How can I do this?

I’m using jQuery.

thanks!

Answer 1

Something like this should get you started:

var timeout; $('input[type=text]').keypress(function() {     if(timeout) {         clearTimeout(timeout);         timeout = null;     }      timeout = setTimeout(myFunction, 5000) })