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How do i place a 2 second wait before a function exits?

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Nov 07.2006

I need to place a 2 second wait on the function listed
below. When a user clicks on a link, i need to call the
target.src = ‘/Test.aspx?referrer=’ + document.referrer;
and then wait for 2 seconds before exiting the function.

anchorList[i].onclick = function () {
var href = this.getAttribute(“href”);
if (href != ”) {
var target = new Image();
target.src = ‘/Test.aspx?referrer=’ + document.referrer;
//Wait for 2 seconds.
}
}

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@TheBearMayNov 07.2006 — This should be close:
<i>
</i> var stDate = new Date();
var eDate = new Date();
while ((eDate - stDate) &lt; 2000){
eDate = new Date();
}


Note that the screen will not refresh while this is running though.
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@kingpoopauthorNov 09.2006 — Thanks for the tip. That works great. Here's how I ended up doing it.

function nap(m) {

var snooze = new Date(new Date().getTime() + m);

while (new Date() < snooze) {

//napping

}

}

<script>nap(5000);</script>
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