Using setTimeout() function in processing.js program

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Using setTimeout() function in processing.js program

in Processing with Other Languages • 9 months ago

Hey guys,

Sorry if I've posted this in the wrong place.

I want to make a program where something appears on the canvas after a certain amount of time. I've used setTimeout() and this is what my code basically looks like:

void drawSomething() {
setTimeout(function() {
/* DRAW SOMETHING */
}, 1500);
}
/* SOME OTHER FUNCTIONS HERE */
void draw() {
drawSomething();
}

However, the setTimeout() function only runs once (the first time the drawSomething() function is called). What am I doing wrong?

Thank you!

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PhiLho

Re: Using setTimeout() function in processing.js program

9 months ago

Not to sure about the JS stuff, but the usual way to do this in Java Processing is by using the fact that draw() is called regularly: just check the time spent since the last time the action has been done, and if it is above the expected amount of time, do the action again and record the time.
This is usually done by checking millis().

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