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Timeouts using jquery promises
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wait-defered.js
$.wait = function(time) {
var id;
var def = $.Deferred(function(dfd) {
id = setTimeout(dfd.resolve, time);
});
def.cancel = function() {
clearTimeout(id);
def.reject();
}
return def;
};
$.wait( 1000 ).then( function() { alert('will display after 1 second') } );
var wtf = $.wait( 2000 ).then( function(){ alert("won't display") } );
wtf.cancel();
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