Chris Wright

I don't seem to be able to use the setTimeout function. It says Reference error. setTimout is not defined. Is this function not a part of the javascript library or are there other ways of doing the same thing? I've been trying the following:

I don't seem to be able to use the setTimeout function. It says Reference error. setTimout is not defined. Is this function not a part of the javascript library or are there other ways of doing the same thing? I've been trying the following:
setTimeout(post("test"), 500);
Thanks for any help,
Chris.


javascript-settimeout

 are not global JavaScript functions. They are methods of the window object: 

http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/obj_window.asp

 That you can use them within a browser JS directly besides the "correct" 

 is due to a shortened syntax in browser JS.

As Max has no window object (it's not a browser) there is an alternative implementation for timing tasks. Check the documentation for the "Task Object"

technically setTimeout() and setInterval() are not global JavaScript functions. They are methods of the window object: http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/obj_window.asp That you can use them within a browser JS directly besides the "correct" window.setTimeout() is due to a shortened syntax in browser JS.
As Max has no window object (it's not a browser) there is an alternative implementation for timing tasks. Check the documentation for the "Task Object"


https://docs.cycling74.com/max7/vignettes/jstaskobject

Javascript setTimeout