Question

I want a count down timer of 60 seconds after which the page refreshes

edit: i need a visible count down on the webpage. but obviously the page cant refresh each second for the timer to change

Answer 1

Here is a simple recursive countdown function:

function countdown(time,endcallback,stepcallback)
{
    if (time == 0) endcallback();
    else {
        time--;
        stepcallback(time);
        window.setTimeout(function() {
            countdown(time,callback);
        },1000);
    }
}

countdown(60,function() {
    window.location.reload();
},function(time) {
    // display counter on page or do something else
});

EDIT: a bit more sexy this way 🙂