What is setTimeout in JavaScript

What is setTimeout in JavaScript

in this tutorial, you will learn how to use the JavaScript setTimeout()that sets a timer and executes a callback function after the timer expires.

setTimeout() is a function which executes another function or specified piece of code after waiting for the specified time delay in milliseconds.

The setTimeoutfunction expects 2 arguments: a reference to a callback function and a delay in milliseconds. The following will print a message to the console after 1 second:

setTimeout(() => {
  console.log('BitFrit !!!!');
}, 1000);

The above example uses an inline function expression, but we could just as well reference a function by its name:

  const BitFrit=(Params)=> {
     console.log(Params,'BitFrit !!!!');
   }
   const BitFritTimer=
       setTimeout( () => { BitFrit("Hello")}
   ,1000)
   
   //OUTPUT "Hello" "BitFrit !!!!"

Cancelling a timer

The setTimeoutfunction returns a timer id that can then be passed to the global clearTimeoutfunction to cancel the timeout. Take the following example:

  const BitFrit=(Params)=> {
     console.log(Params,'BitFrit !!!!');
   }
   const BitFritTimer=
       setTimeout( () => { BitFrit("Hello")}
   ,1000)

   setTimeout(() => {
    console.info('Funciton is clear and Stop To Print Hello BitFrit')
   clearTimeout(BitFritTimer);
   }, 100);

  //OUTPUT Funciton is clear and Stop To Print Hello BitFrit