Call a javascript function at distinct time intervals

Question

I've created a stock ticker function and need to call it every 2 minutes.

I've succeeded in doing this with the javascript setInterval function, but the problem is on the first call it waits 2 minutes before calling the function, whereas I want the first load to be called right away.

function CallFunction() { setInterval("GetFeed()", 2000); }

FYI, the second parameter to setInterval is measured in milliseconds - 2000 is two seconds, and you'll want 120000 for two minutes (= 120 seconds * 1000 milliseconds/second). — kevingessner
– kevingessner, Commented Apr 22, 2010 at 15:00

Senad Meškin · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-22 14:58:45Z

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 function CallFunction() { GetFeed(); setInterval("GetFeed()", 2000); }

answered Apr 22, 2010 at 14:58

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Victor Over a year ago

my 2 cents setInterval(GetFeed, 2000);

aekeus · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-22 15:16:23Z

function CallFunction() { GetFeed(); return setInterval(GetFeed, 2 * 60 * 1000); } var id = CallFunction();

Jayprakash Dubey · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-29 14:11:43Z

The following snippet shown in image calls a function after every 20 seconds and it can be stopped by calling cancelRepeat() function. Hope this helps.

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