Where is "setTimeout" from JavaScript in Haxe?

Question

Is there an implementation of setTimeout() and clearTimeout() in Haxe? It's of course possible to use the Timer class, but for a one-shot execution it's not the best way, I guess.

Answer 1

For a one-shot execution I think that Timer.delay() is perfect. You can use the returned instance to stop the timer later:

var timer = haxe.Timer.delay(function() trace("Hello World!"), 250);
...
timer.stop();

You could also access the native setTimeout() with the js.html.Window extern:

var handle = js.Browser.window.setTimeout(function() trace("Hello World!"), 250);
...
js.Browser.window.clearTimeout(handle);