Execute the setInterval function without delay the first time

Question

It\'s there a way to configure the setInterval method of javascript to execute the method immediately and then executes with the timer

Answer 1

There's a problem with immediate asynchronous call of your function, because standard setTimeout/setInterval has a minimal timeout about several milliseconds even if you directly set it to 0. It caused by a browser specific work.

An example of code with a REAL zero delay wich works in Chrome, Safari, Opera

function setZeroTimeout(callback) {
var channel = new MessageChannel();
channel.port1.onmessage = callback;
channel.port2.postMessage('');
}

You can find more information here

And after the first manual call you can create an interval with your function.