Explanation
This code snippet creates a new Date object with the current date and time:
const startDate = new Date();
It then gets the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970:
const startTime = startDate.getTime();
Therefore, new Date().getTime()
will return a value like this: 1605598723149.
The while loop calculates the elapsed time in milliseconds by subtracting the start time (startTime
) from the current time.
let timeDifference = new Date().getTime() - startTime;
Thus, timeDifference
holds the number of milliseconds that have passed since the start until now.
The while loop continues to run until the time difference exceeds 5000 milliseconds (equivalent to 5 seconds).
while(new Date().getTime() - start < 5000);
(A variable cannot be used because the Date object is static and remains unchanged after declaration.)
Code
In this updated version, I replaced let
with const
as the start
time should not change.
I also substituted new Date().getTime()
with Date.now()
for brevity, efficiency, and clarity.
const start = Date.now();
while(Date.now() - start < 5000);
setTimeout
To pause your code execution for a specified number of milliseconds, you can utilize the setTimeout()
method.
setTimeout(function(){ alert("Hello"); }, 5000);
For more information on using the setTimeout function, you may refer to this resource.