Simple jQuery Ajax call leaks memory in Internet Explorer

Question

I created a web page that makes an Ajax call every second. In Internet Explorer 7, it leaks memory badly (20 MB in about 15 minutes).

The program is very simple. It

Answer 1

eval() will eat up memory for sure (eval happens when passing a string to setTimeout to evaluate), don't use it in testing:

setTimeout('testJunk()',1000);

should be:

setTimeout(testJunk, 1000);

Also a better use overall would be setInterval() for a repeated operation like you want, try this:

setInterval(testJunk, 1000);