Help, setTimeout not working properly.

Hey,

I have been trying to create an infinite loop using "setTimeout" in javascript to animate a slideshow.

Following is the code I am using :

Code:

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$(document).ready(function()
{

        var currentPosition = 1;
        var slideWidth = 640;
        var slides = $('.slide');
        var numberOfSlides = slides.length;

        // Wrap all .slides with #slideInner div
        slides.wrapAll('<div id="slideInner"></div>')
 
        // Set #slideInner width equal to total width of all slides
        $('#slideInner').css('width', slideWidth * numberOfSlides);

        slidetheslider(currentPosition,numberOfSlides);
  });

function slidetheslider(pos,numSlide)
{
        var curPos = pos ;
        var numberSlide = numSlide ;

        $('#slideInner').animate({
      'marginLeft' : 640*(-curPos)
    },1500 );

        if (curPos >= numberSlide-1)
        {
                curPos = 0;
        }
        else
        {
                curPos = curPos + 1;
        }

        window.setTimeout("slidetheslider(curPos,numberSlide)",3000);
};

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The setTimeout works as it is supposed to if I do something like ( window.setTimeout("slidetheslider(6,6)",3000); ) but doesn't in the above code.
It is already 48hours of headache and I couldn't find a clue.Any help ?

Thanks a lot
Lisa

That's why setInterval() exists...

Quote:

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Originally Posted by PeejAvery

That's why setInterval() exists...

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Hey thanks, but the problem seems to remain.
same as in above, if I pass numerical value instead of a variable it works, must be something wrong in the way I am passing the values to the function ?

the first call execute as it should be, here( slidetheslider(currentPosition,numberOfSlides);
) but the function isn't called when called from setInterval or setTimeout.

That's because you have them enclosed in quotes which means they are acting as part of a larger string. The following should do it...

Code:

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"slidetheslider(" + curPos + ", " + numberSlide + ")"

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ok, got it, but why the + signs ?

Ever concatenated a string?

yup, **** it is so different then c++ :) where integers are integers and strings are strings and you can pass a pointer to a function.
Still didn't get, why strings ? But anyway thanks for the help

The function name and parameters need to be passed as a string. That's what the window object function demands.