How can I pass a parameter to a setTimeout() callback?

Question

I have some JavaScript code that looks like:

function statechangedPostQuestion()
{
  //alert("statechangedPostQuestion");
  if (xmlhttp.readyState==         


        

Answer 1

You can try default functionality of 'apply()' something like this, you can pass more number of arguments as your requirement in the array

function postinsql(topicId)
{
  //alert(topicId);
}
setTimeout(
       postinsql.apply(window,["mytopic"])
,500);