Class YAHOO.ext.util.DelayedTask

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class YAHOO.ext.util.DelayedTask

Provides a convenient method of performing setTimeout where a new timeout cancels the old timeout. An example would be performing validation on a keypress. You can use this class to buffer the keypress events for a certain number of milliseconds, and perform only if they stop for that amount of time.
Defined in yutil.js

Constructor Detail

YAHOO.ext.util.DelayedTask

YAHOO.ext.util.DelayedTask(<Function> fn, <Object> scope, <Array> args)

Parameters:
fn - (optional) The default function to timeout
scope - (optional) The default scope of that timeout
args - (optional) The default Array of arguments

cancel

void cancel()

Cancel the last queued timeout

delay

void delay(<Number> delay, <Function> newFn, <Object> newScope, <Array> newArgs)

Cancels any pending timeout and queues a new one

Parameters:
delay - The milliseconds to delay
newFn - Overrides function passed to constructor
newScope - Overrides scope passed to constructor
newArgs - Overrides args passed to constructor