Only display one array item at a time (Javascript)

Question

I am trying to essentially create a ticker which shows a single string item taken from an array at a time. Basically I just want it to show a single item and then transition into the next, my Javascript skills are massively rudimentary (Jquery might be better for this.)

Here is my code:

var title= ['Orange', 'Apple', 'Mango', 'Airplane', 'Kiwi'];
for (var i=0; i<title.length; i++){
document.write(title[i]);
}

What do I have to add?

Thanks a bunch!

Answer 1

Start by learning about document.getElementById and setInterval.

http://jsfiddle.net/wtNhf/

HTML:

<span id="fruit"></span>

Javascript:

var title = ['Orange', 'Apple', 'Mango', 'Airplane', 'Kiwi'];

var i = 0;  // the index of the current item to show

setInterval(function() {            // setInterval makes it run repeatedly
    document
        .getElementById('fruit')
        .innerHTML = title[i++];    // get the item and increment i to move to the next
    if (i == title.length) i = 0;   // reset to first element if you've reached the end
}, 1000);                           // 1000 milliseconds == 1 second