How do I find out how many times a function is called with javascript/jquery?

Question

Perhaps an odd question but here it goes: I have a function which I call periodically and within that function I need to know which iteration I\'m in, or how many times the

Answer 1

You could simply use a global variable, which is increased each time you call the function:

var myFuncCalls = 0;

function myFunction()
{
    myFuncCalls++;
    alert( "I have been called " + myFuncCalls + " times" );
}

As soon as your code gets a little more complex (or if you use a lot of other libraries), you should, however, consider using scoping as shown in the other answers here (best explained in the one by Vilx).