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Created October 18, 2012 20:50
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Paul Irish's better setInterval
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better_setInterval.js
/* From Paul Irish */
/* instead of */
setInterval(function(){ doStuff(); },100);
/* use anonymous self-executing function */
(function thisismyfunctionuniquename(){
doStuff();
setTimeout(thisismyfunctionuniquename,100);
/* or async recursion */
$("#update").load("mypage.aspx",function(){
thisismyfunctionuniquename();
});
})()
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