Does calling setTimeout clear the callstack?

Question

Can a stack overflow be avoided in javascript by using the setTimeout method to call a function instead of calling it directly? My understanding of setTimeout is that it sho

Answer 1

I can confirm that the stack is cleared.

Consider this scenario:

function a() {
     b();   
}

function b() {
     c();   
}

function c() {
    debugger;
    setTimeout( d, 1000 );
}

function d() {
    debugger;
}

a();

So there are two breakpoints - one at the beginning of function c, and one at the beginning of function d.

Stack at first breakpoint:

• c()
• b()
• a()

Stack at second breakpoint:

• d()

Live demo: http://jsfiddle.net/nbf4n/1/