Re: waiting for the DOM

Anders Nawroth <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:06:41 +0200
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Edwin Martin:
>  > delayedInit = function (id, initFunc, delay)
>  > {
>  > var el;
>  > if (delay === null) delay = 10;
>  > return function() // return anonymous function that does the job
>  > {
>  > if (el = document.getElementById(id))
>  > {
>  > initFunc(el);
>  > }
>  > else
>  > {
>  > setTimeout(arguments.callee, delay);
>  > }
>  > }(); // run the anonymous function at creation time
>  > };
> 
> I think it's the delay of 10ms that's the problem. Do you really have to
> check 100 times per second for the element to be present? Try increasing
> the value (to, for example, 500ms) for better performance.
> 

This is not causing the problem, I have tried different values. With 
10ms the element is usually found in the second or third iteration, so 
there should not be any big amount of work.


/Anders

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Edwin Martin:<br>
&gt;  &gt; delayedInit = function (id, initFunc, delay)<br>
&gt;  &gt; {<br>
&gt;  &gt; var el;<br>
&gt;  &gt; if (delay === null) delay = 10;<br>
&gt;  &gt; return function() // return anonymous function that does the job<br>
&gt;  &gt; {<br>
&gt;  &gt; if (el = document.getElement<wbr>ById(id))<br>
&gt;  &gt; {<br>
&gt;  &gt; initFunc(el)<wbr>;<br>
&gt;  &gt; }<br>
&gt;  &gt; else<br>
&gt;  &gt; {<br>
&gt;  &gt; setTimeout(argument<wbr>s.callee, delay);<br>
&gt;  &gt; }<br>
&gt;  &gt; }(); // run the anonymous function at creation time<br>
&gt;  &gt; };<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I think it's the delay of 10ms that's the problem. Do you really have to<br>
&gt; check 100 times per second for the element to be present? Try increasing<br>
&gt; the value (to, for example, 500ms) for better performance.<br>
&gt; <br>
<br>
This is not causing the problem, I have tried different values. With <br>
10ms the element is usually found in the second or third iteration, so <br>
there should not be any big amount of work.<br>
<br>
/Anders<br>
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