How to perform an action every couple of seconds?

Question

Can someone quickly and simply explain to me how to perform an action every couple of seconds using

var timeOut = setTimeout(FunctionName, 5000);
         


        

Answer 1

you can do something like:

$(document).ready(function () 
        {
setTimeout(nextNotice, 5000);
}
function nextNotice()
{
// do stuff 
setTimeout(nextNotice, 5000);
}