Timer

How to set Timer using Javascript.

Below code explains how to set a timer and stop a timer, you will also find a working example regarding the same.


<form name="f1">
<input type="text" id="but" />
<input type="button" value="start" onclick="timer()" name="theButton" />
<input type="button" value="stop" onclick="stoptimer()" />
</form>

<script type="text/javascript">

var count=0;

var x;

function timer(){

x=setTimeout("timer()",1000);

count=count+1;

document.getElementById("but").value=count;

}

function stoptimer(){

clearTimeout(x);

}

</script>

Click the below start and stop button to view the timer.