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setInterval

Widely available since 2018-01-29
Tags: api

The setInterval() global function repeatedly executes provided code on a given delay, and the accompanying clearInterval() cancels the interval.

Specifications

Browser support

  • Chrome 3 Released on 2009-09-15
  • Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
  • Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
  • Firefox 3.5 Released on 2009-06-30
  • Firefox for Android 4 Released on 2011-03-29
  • Safari 4 Released on 2009-06-08
  • Safari on iOS 5 Released on 2011-10-12