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javascriptjqueryrepeat2d-gamespong

Jquery event.repeat() syntax

I am trying to use jQuery to program pong. I want the ball to be moving indefinitely but I don't know how to get my event to occur more than once. I am using keydown and keyup for moving the barrier at the bottom and want a way that moves the ball and allows me to continue moving the two barriers.

I have a function that determines which way to move the ball, and i want to repeat that function intermittently. I tried moveball().repeat('Infinity'); and $(".ball").moveball().repeat('Infinity'); but I don't think this is the right syntax.

The relevant information from moveball() is below:

    function moveball(){
        $(".ball").animate({top: '+='+ 40 + 'px'},10);   
    }
Solution

  • var loop = setInterval(moveball, 50);

    this will repeat moveball every 50 milliseconds. call clearInterval(loop) to stop it.