After refresh setTimeout will work or Not?

Question

I have script like below. if i refresh a page before (3 Minutes)setTimeout, get_details function call will work or not?

setTimeout(function() {
    get_details(user);
}, 18000);

Answer 1

If you refresh while the timer is running it will start all over again when the page reloads.

So to answer your question, yes the get_details() function will be called after the refresh but only after the full 3 minutes has elapsed since the refresh occurred.

Answer 2

It depends when you invoke the setTimeout:

• setTimeout invoked on dom ready - Yes, get_details() will run after 180 sec
• setTimout invoked on event (e.g. button click) - Button was clicked --> setTimeout has been invoked --> page was refreshed, the queue of the event loop was cleared and get_details will not be invoked.