Angular JS $timeout and $scope function communication

Question

I just find strange(for me) thing in angularjs. Why do these parts work differently?

Timeout is Working (alert after 8sec)

$scope.testfun = function(){
    alert(2);
}
$scope.activate = function(h,m,s){
    if(h != 0 || m != 0 || s != 0) $timeout($scope.testfun, 8000);
}

Timeout is NOT Working (alert momentally)

$scope.testfun = function(){
    alert(2);
}
$scope.activate = function(h,m,s){
    if(h != 0 || m != 0 || s != 0) $timeout($scope.testfun(), 8000);
}

Difference in $scope.testfun and $scope.testfun()

Answer 1

You need to write timeout function like below::

$scope.testfun = function() {
    alert(2);
}

$scope.activate = function(h,m,s) {
    if (h != 0 || m != 0 || s != 0) {
      $timeout(function () {
        $scope.testfun();
      }, 8000);
    }
}