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Timer In JavaScript

Well all would have at some point of time needed to make a timer in JavaScript. I have made a timer in Javascript. The script shows the timer in the status bar,you can modify it to display the timer anywhere you want. Check out the code below:

Code: JavaScript

var mins,secs,TimerRunning,TimerID;
 TimerRunning=false;
 
 function Init() //call the Init function when u need to start the timer
 {
    mins=15;
    secs=0;
    StopTimer();
    StartTimer();
 }
 
 function StopTimer()
 {
    if(TimerRunning)
       clearTimeout(TimerID);
    TimerRunning=false;
 }
 
 function StartTimer()
 {
    TimerRunning=true;
    window.status="Time Remaining "+Pad(mins)+":"+Pad(secs);
    TimerID=self.setTimeout("StartTimer()",1000);
 
    Check();
    
    if(mins==0 && secs==0)
       StopTimer();
    
    if(secs==0)
    {
       mins--;
       secs=60;
    }
    secs--;
 
 }
 
 function Check()
 {
    if(mins==5 && secs==0)
       alert("You have only five minutes remaining");
    else if(mins==0 && secs==0)
    {
       alert("Your alloted time is over.");
    }
 }
 
 function Pad(number) //pads the mins/secs with a 0 if its less than 10
 {
    if(number<10)
       number=0+""+number;
    return number;
 }

Re: Timer In JavaScript

Can u pet it in a progress bar? like a bar that goes|||||||||

Re: Timer In JavaScript

To add the countdown script to your web page you first need to select the code and copy it into a file called count.js.

Code:

var month = '*'; // 1 through 12 or '*' within the next month, '0' for the current month

var day = '1';   // day of month or + day offset

var dow = 0;     // day of week sun=1 sat=7 or 0 for whatever day it falls on

var hour = 14;    // 0 through 23 for the hour of the day

var tz = 10;     // offset in hours from UTC to your timezone

var lab = 'cd';  // id of the entry on the page where the counter is to be inserted



function start() {displayCountdown(setCountdown(month,day,hour,tz),lab);}

loaded(lab,start);



// Countdown Javascript

// copyright 20th April 2005, 17th November 2006 by Stephen Chapman

// permission to use this Javascript on your web page is granted

// provided that all of the code in this script (including these

// comments) is used without any alteration

// you may change the start function if required

var pageLoaded = 0; window.onload = function() {pageLoaded = 1;}

function loaded(i,f) {if (document.getElementById && document.getElementById(i) != null) f(); else if (!pageLoaded) setTimeout('loaded(\''+i+'\','+f+')',100);

}

function setCountdown(month,day,hour,tz) {var m = month; if (month=='*') m = 0;  var c = setC(m,day,hour,tz); if (month == '*' && c < 0)  c = setC('*',day,hour,tz); return c;} function setC(month,day,hour,tz) {var toDate = new Date();if (day.substr(0,1) == '+') {var day1 = parseInt(day.substr(1));toDate.setDate(toDate.getDate()+day1);} else{toDate.setDate(day);}if (month == '*')toDate.setMonth(toDate.getMonth() + 1);else if (month > 0) { if (month <= toDate.getMonth())toDate.setFullYear(toDate.getFullYear() + 1);toDate.setMonth(month-1);}

if (dow >0) toDate.setDate(toDate.getDate()+(dow-1-toDate.getDay())%7);

toDate.setHours(hour);toDate.setMinutes(0-(tz*60));toDate.setSeconds(0);var fromDate = new Date();fromDate.setMinutes(fromDate.getMinutes() + fromDate.getTimezoneOffset());var diffDate = new Date(0);diffDate.setMilliseconds(toDate - fromDate);return Math.floor(diffDate.valueOf()/1000);}

function displayCountdown(countdn,cd) {if (countdn < 0) document.getElementById(cd).innerHTML = "Sorry, you are too late."; else {var secs = countdn % 60; if (secs < 10) secs = '0'+secs;var countdn1 = (countdn - secs) / 60;var mins = countdn1 % 60; if (mins < 10) mins = '0'+mins;countdn1 = (countdn1 - mins) / 60;var hours = countdn1 % 24;var days = (countdn1 - hours) / 24;document.getElementById(cd).innerHTML = days+' days + '+hours+' : '+mins+' : '+secs;setTimeout('displayCountdown('+(countdn-1)+',\''+cd+'\');',999);}}

You next link it into the head of your page using the following code:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="count.js">

</script>

The final step is to add the following code into the body of your web page where you want the countdown to be displayed:

Code:

<span id="cd"></span>

If you need to change the id associated with the countdown timer simply change the value from cd to your required value in both the span tag and the lab variable at the top of the script.

Re: Timer In JavaScript

Hi pradeep
I am new to go4expert.

Thankx for your timer, I shall embed it in my gui-webpage. But for now I want to launch files that have a <space> charactor in their name. Could you help me with that and could I show you my code?

Carlito

Re: Timer In JavaScript

Here's an example: to using timer in JavaScript.

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">

<!--

var secs

var timerID = null

var timerRunning = false

var delay = 1000



function InitializeTimer()

{

    // Set the length of the timer, in seconds

    secs = 10

    StopTheClock()

    StartTheTimer()

}



function StopTheClock()

{

    if(timerRunning)

        clearTimeout(timerID)

    timerRunning = false

}



function StartTheTimer()

{

    if (secs==0)

    {

        StopTheClock()

        // Here's where you put something useful that's

        // supposed to happen after the allotted time.

        // For example, you could display a message:

        alert("You have just wasted 10 seconds of your life.")

    }

    else

    {

        self.status = secs

        secs = secs - 1

        timerRunning = true

        timerID = self.setTimeout("StartTheTimer()", delay)

    }

}

//-->

</SCRIPT>

Re: Timer In JavaScript

this is very useful topic

Re: Timer In JavaScript

this was sooooo simple!!

Re: Timer In JavaScript

Hey All,
Is there anyone who can help me... I used this great code (with the external count.js) and now I need to implement this countdown in several places, therefor want to set another limit for the countdown (to cowntdown 8 days and 8 hours or 1 day and 6:55:00)
Please advice :)
Thanks!!

Re: Timer In JavaScript

Quote:

Originally Posted by gkumar (Post 49864)

Here's an example: to using timer in JavaScript.

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">

<!--

var secs

var timerID = null

var timerRunning = false

var delay = 1000



function InitializeTimer()

{

    // Set the length of the timer, in seconds

    secs = 10

    StopTheClock()

    StartTheTimer()

}



function StopTheClock()

{

    if(timerRunning)

        clearTimeout(timerID)

    timerRunning = false

}



function StartTheTimer()

{

    if (secs==0)

    {

        StopTheClock()

        // Here's where you put something useful that's

        // supposed to happen after the allotted time.

        // For example, you could display a message:

        alert("You have just wasted 10 seconds of your life.")

    }

    else

    {

        self.status = secs

        secs = secs - 1

        timerRunning = true

        timerID = self.setTimeout("StartTheTimer()", delay)

    }

}

//-->

</SCRIPT>

HI

I Need Pause and Resume functions also can you please provide me ?

Thanks in advance

Re: Timer In JavaScript

Hi,

Good piece of code. I am writing a quiz page. I dont want the timer value to change if the user refreshes the page. Is this possible?. If yes could neone give me pointers on how to do it.

Thanks in advance,
Mahendra Naik

Re: Timer In JavaScript

Hi Everyone,
For creating a timer control we need to create a Date () object. Then we can retrieve all information such as hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds......................

Thanks!!!!!!

Re: Timer In JavaScript

Hi,
for more details on timer in javascript, you may check out the following link..
mindstick.com/Articles/e98037b8-29cc-4419-9158-a6542e29f276/?Creating%20Simple%20Timer%20in%20Java%20Script

Thanks!!!!!

Re: Timer In JavaScript