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What is the simplest way to increase a variable by 1 every second?

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answered 14 Years ago ingridmikaylam · Accepted Answer

var counter = 0;

setInterval(function () {

  ++counter;

}, 1000);

Additionally, if you ever need to turn it off again, this makes that possible:

var counter = 0;

var myInterval = setInterval(function () {

  ++counter;

}, 1000);



// to stop the counter

clearInterval(myInterval);