tutorial function error

DEEP 3z · Nov 17, 2003

Im currently learning JavaScript and im doing a tutorial from a magazine....
which doesnt work :/
Through elimination this is the code thats causing a problem... apparently
the browser is expecting a ; somewhere

funtion myupdate()
{
setTimeout("myupdate();" ,100);
if(mystate=="start")
{
mynow = new Date();
mywatch = mynow.getTime() - mystarted.getTime();
document.myform.mytime.value = mywatch/1000;
}
}

This is being called during onLoad as follows:
<BODY onLoad="myreset(); myupdate();">

If i remove the myupdate funtion declaration and call all works fine.
Any ideas?
Thanks

Toby A Inkster · Nov 17, 2003

DEEP said:
This is being called during onLoad as follows:
<BODY onLoad="myreset(); myupdate();">

Where is the code for myreset?

DEEP 3z · Nov 17, 2003

Heres the body section in full, might be an issue with myreset but i dont
get that impression

<BODY onLoad="myreset(); myupdate();">
<SCRIPT>
function myreset() {
mystate = "stop";
mywatch = 0;
document.myform.mytime.value = mywatch/1000;
}

function mystartstop() {
if (mystate == "stop") {
mystate = "start";
mystarted = new Date();
mystarted.setTime(mystarted.getTime() - mywatch);
} else {
mystate = "stop";
mystopped = new Date();
mywatch = mystopped.getTime() - mystarted.getTime();
document.myform.mytime.value = mywatch/1000;}
}

function myupdate() {
setTimeout("myupdate();", 100);
if (mystate == "start"){
mynow = new Date();
mywatch = mynow.getTime() - mystarted.getTime();
document.myform.mytime.value = mywatch/1000;}
}
</SCRIPT>

<CENTER>
<FORM NAME="myform">
Time:<INPUT TYPE="TEXT" Name="mytime">
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" VALUE="Start/Stop" onClick="mystartstop()">
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" VALUE="Reset" onClick="myreset()">
</FORM>
</CENTER>
</BODY>

rf · Nov 18, 2003

DEEP 3z said:
Heres the body section in full, might be an issue with myreset but i dont
get that impression

<snip code>

Works fine for me.

Cheers
Richard.

Toby A Inkster · Nov 18, 2003

rf said:
<snip code>

Works fine for me.

Ditto. Tested in IE6, NN4.8, Mozilla 1.4 and Opera 7.21.

DEEP 3z · Nov 18, 2003

Weird its working for me now, I thought it should have in the 1st place, I
must have made an error in copying it (i tried creating it bit by bit to
build understanding) but im sure i copied and pasted at one point as i did
for the newsgroup.

Anyway apologetic thanks for your slightly wasted time all :/

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