JavaScript setInterval() method explained

The JavaScript setInterval() method is a method from the DOM Window object that allows you to run a specific function at a defined interval.

For example, the following fnLog() function will be executed every 1 second:

let timer = setInterval(fnLog, 1000);

function fnLog() {
  console.log("Function fnLog executed");
}

The setInterval() method requires two parameters:

The function to execute
The number interval, specifying how often you want to execute the function. The number interval is in milliseconds, so 1000 equals to 1 second.

The setInterval() method also accepts extra parameters that will be passed to the function that you will execute:

setInterval(fnLog, 1000, param1, param2, ...);

For example, the “Hello World” parameter will be passed to the fnLog() function:

// pass "Hello World" to fnLog
let timer = setInterval(fnLog, 1000, "Hello World");

function fnLog(str) {
  console.log(str); //"Hello World"
}

The setInterval() method will return an id that you can use to stop the intervals from executing repeatedly.

clearInterval(timer);

Both the browser and Node.js has the setInterval() method implemented, so you can use the method on both environments.