How to delay calling of javascript function?

Question

I'm new to JavaScript.

I would like to call JavaScript / jQuery function after the page load in aspx page.

I tried using <form onload="function()"> and window.load = function(){}, but the JavaScript is still trigger before some of the content fully loaded.

Is it possible to call during Page_PreRender in aspx page and not in code behind, so that I can delay the JavaScript function ?

I tried setTimeout("function()",5000) to solve the problem.

However setTimeout() seem like is not compatible with some browser, e.g: caused looping in Google Chrome.

Answer 1

setTimeout is compatible with all browsers since 1996. You should avoid the evaluation of "functionName()" and instead do:

setTimeout(functionName,5000) 

UPDATE: If you initially expect a variable passed to the function and none when in the timeout, you need to do this instead:

setTimeout(function() { functionName() },5000) 

However you are calling the onload incorrectly, so you need to do either this:

window.addEventListener("load",function() {   // your stuff } 

or the simpler

window.onload=function() {   // your stuff } 

or, since you are using jQuery, this:

$(document).ready(function() {     // your stuff }); 

or just this:

$(function() {     // your stuff });