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Call a javascript function after 5 sec of last key press

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I have a form with an <input type=text /> and I want to call a javascript function after 5 seconds of the last key press, and every time a new key is pressed, this timer should reset and only call the function after 5 seconds.

How can I do this?

I'm using jQuery.

thanks!

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answered 16 Years ago minab · Accepted Answer

Something like this should get you started:

var timeout;

$('input[type=text]').keypress(function() {

    if(timeout) {

        clearTimeout(timeout);

        timeout = null;

    }



    timeout = setTimeout(myFunction, 5000)

})