Avoiding a javascript race condition

Question

Here\'s the scenario:

My users are presented a grid, basically, a stripped down version of a spreadsheet. There are textboxes in each row in the grid. When they ch

Answer 1

Use the semaphore (let's call it StillNeedsValidating). if the SaveForm function sees the StillNeedsValidating semaphore is up, have it activate a second semaphore of its own (which I'll call FormNeedsSaving here) and return. When the validation function finishes, if the FormNeedsSaving semaphore is up, it calls the SaveForm function on its own.

In jankcode;

function UserInputChanged(control) {
    StillNeedsValidating = true;
    // do validation
    StillNeedsValidating = false;
    if (FormNeedsSaving) saveForm(); 
}

function SaveForm() {
    if (StillNeedsValidating) { FormNeedsSaving=true; return; }
    // call web service to save value
    FormNeedsSaving = false;
}