Thanks for the suggestion, but I tried delete upd; before, after, even inside my upd = setTimeout... function, and nothing happened -- the behavior is still the same.
SEAN Andy Matthews-4 wrote: > > > Since you're setting the value of upd to a function containing the > setTimeout, you should be able to just > > delete upd; > > -----Original Message----- > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Sean O > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:39 AM > To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com > Subject: [jQuery] How to clear setTimeout? > > > > Hi, > > I'm trying to implement an autoSave function on my web application. > Something that automatically saves the contents of the current field 6 > seconds after the last keyUp. It works, but I can't clear the multiple > setTimeouts triggered on each keyUp event. > Example: > > $("input").keyup(function(){ > var self = this; > var upd = setTimeout( function() { > updateField( $(self) ); // function outside $ scope > to update field contents in dB > },6000); > }); > > I must've tried about 27 permutations of clearTimeout, setting flag > variables, nullifying variables, etc. Nothing has worked. > > To be clear, I need to "restart the countdown" to update the field if a > user > presses another key within 6 seconds of the previous letter. I'd rather > not > be shooting off POSTs on every keystroke ;) > > (BTW, I've used the onChange event before, but for text inputs, the user > has > to manually tab/click out of the field to trigger that event) > > > Thanks, > _________ > SEAN O > http://www.sean-o.com > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/How-to-clear-setTimeout--tf4601640s27240.html#a1313843 > 2 > Sent from the jQuery General Discussion mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-clear-setTimeout--tf4601640s27240.html#a13139623 Sent from the jQuery General Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
