Need to use a Timer in JavaScript

setTimeout(function() {
      // set your event here
      // set your event here
      // set your event here
      // set your event here
      // set your event here
      // set your event here
      // set your event here
      // set your event here
}, 2000); // 2 seconds

Cool.  How do I call it?

And can I add data to that event which I can later parse out in the case where I have two or more events firing?

The data would contain on thing, the ID of the field that was updated.

one thing, I meant

OK, I do not need to attach data, if it's not possible. When I call setTimeout() the handle returned will be unique. True?

That function will continue to fire until I clear it. BUT, how do I know which instance is firing?

I will have many instances firing and need to be able to find which one it was that initiated it.

Perfect! Thanks!

One last question, how do I stop this from executing? I see that I can use a variable, thusly:

var t=setTimeout("javascript statement",milliseconds);

then t.clearTimeout().

But must I keep a list of my own, where I asociate an id with that handle returned by setTimeout()?

http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_win_cleartimeout.asp

clearTimeout(t)

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http://www.irt.org/script/1109.htm (hello mplugjan)

http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_win_setinterval.asp
http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_win_clearinterval.asp