setInterval should be the solution. How does your implementation with
it look like?
On Apr 22, 1:23 pm, kiusau <kiu...@mac.com> wrote:
> QUESTION: How do I get a function to repeat itself an unspecified
> number of times?
>
> BACKGROUND: I have created a digital clock with which I very
> satisfied except for one shortcoming: it displays only once and stops
> ticking. The only way to keep track of the time is to refresh the
> page. I have introduced the setInterval( ) function in a variety of
> ways to compel JSClock() to repeat itself, but to no avail.
>
> SOURCE CODE:
>
> (function($) {
> $.fn.JSClock = function() {
> var today=new Date();
> var h=today.getHours();
> var m=today.getMinutes();
> var s=today.getSeconds();
> m=timeFormat(m);
> s=timeFormat(s);
> function timeFormat(i) {
> if (i < 10) {
> i="0" + i;
> }
> return i;
> }
> this.html("Local Time: " + h +":"+ m +":"+s);
> }
>
> })(jQuery);
>
> $(document).ready(function() {
> $('#clock').JSClock();
>
> });
