Multiple Javascript counters (time)

Black_Knight · 26-03-2010 1:58am #1

Ive got a Javascript function to display the current time on my webpage.

What I would like to do is put in several other time displays, but this time counting down to 0.

I currently have code to get the difference between now and a future time saved in the database and display that time in hours minutes and seconds, updating every second counting down.

Separatly these codes work great, but put them together and either 1 (the 1st one) or the other works. I need to be able to run them and more countdowns at the same time on the same page.

I wrecked my brain for so long getting this far and couldnt understand why it worked on its own, but not when I implemented it into my other page.:mad:

Any help would be amazing.

ron_darrell · 26-03-2010 10:11am

Problem is with the timeouts or intervals you're using - as far as I know the browser can only handle one on a page. What you need to do is come up with a single timeout/interval that updates all your counters at the same time (though at different rates if that's what you require). Can you post your code so we can see what you've done so far and maybe we can suggest an alternative way of doing it?

Regards,
RD

cistov · 26-03-2010 10:26am

Note: you can have multiple intervals running at the same time. We'd need to look at the code to advise something more specific.

Black_Knight · 26-03-2010 2:21pm

current time:

<p class="time">
<script type="text/javascript">

var currenttime = '<? print date("F d, Y H:i:s", time())?>' //PHP method of getting server date

///////////Stop editting here/////////////////////////////////

var montharray=new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December")
var serverdate=new Date(currenttime)

function padlength(what){
var output=(what.toString().length==1)? "0"+what : what
return output
}

function displaytime(){
serverdate.setSeconds(serverdate.getSeconds()+1)
var datestring=montharray[serverdate.getMonth()]+" "+padlength(serverdate.getDate())+", "+serverdate.getFullYear()
var timestring=padlength(serverdate.getHours())+":"+padlength(serverdate.getMinutes())+":"+padlength(serverdate.getSeconds())
document.getElementById("servertime").innerHTML=datestring+" "+timestring
}

window.onload=function(){
setInterval("displaytime()", 1000)
}

</script>

<span id="servertime"></span>
</p>

Countdown clock:

<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<?php
// SOME SQL HERE TO GET A TIME STORED IN THE DB

	$time = (strtotime(date("F j, Y, g:i:s a", $result)) - strtotime(date('F j,Y, g:i:s a')));

	?>


	<script type="text/javascript">
	window.onload = function() {
	/*	set your parameters(
	number to countdown from, 
	pause between counts in milliseconds, 
	function to execute when finished
	) 
	*/
	var time = "<?php echo $time;?>"
	startCountDown(time, 1000, myFunction);
	}

	function startCountDown(i, p, f) {
	//	store parameters
	var pause = p;
	var fn = f;
	//	make reference to div
	var countDownObj = document.getElementById("countDown");
	if (countDownObj == null) {
	//	error
	alert("div not found, check your id");
	//	bail
	return;
	}
	countDownObj.count = function(i) {
	//	write out count

	function cheat2(secs)
	{
	var t = new Date(1970,0,1);
	t.setSeconds(secs);
	var s = t.toTimeString().substr(0,8);
	if(secs > 86399)
	s = Math.floor((t - Date.parse("1/1/70")) / 3600000) + s.substr(2);
	return s;
	}
	var timeleft;
	timeleft = cheat2(i);

	countDownObj.innerHTML = timeleft;
	if (i == 0) {
	//	execute function
	fn();
	//	stop
	return;
	}
	setTimeout(function() {
	//	repeat
	countDownObj.count(i - 1);
	},
	pause
	);
	}
	//	set it going
	countDownObj.count(i);
	}

	function myFunction() {
	alert("Item Ended!");
	}

	var currenttime = '<? echo time("F d, Y H:i:s", $time)?>'
	</script>
	
		
        <div id="countDown"></div>
</body>
</html>

Both are as includes into my index.php page, but when I include the countdown (on its own) to a blank framed page the countdown doesnt work. To make it work, I MUST include the javascript function from the Countdown clock, into my blank framed page. At which point I can remove the javascript function from the Countdown clock code. Sorry, thats the best way I can describe it.

cistov · 26-03-2010 2:46pm

Initialiser functions for both timers are attached to window.onload which can only fire one function by default. You can use something like this to get around that:

function addLoadEvent(func) {
	var oldonload = window.onload;
	if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
		window.onload = func;
	}
	else {
		window.onload = function() {
			oldonload();
			func();
		}
	}
}

// other code here

addLoadEvent(function(){
	setInterval(displaytime, 1000)
});

// other code here

addLoadEvent(function() {
	var time = "<?php echo $time;?>"
	startCountDown(time, 1000, myFunction);
});

Black_Knight · 26-03-2010 3:41pm

Right. That worked oh so well!

Now my problem is, I need multiples of that Countdown timer, which will display different countdowns.

ATM, I have a loop which runs through the top 5 rows in the DB and displays details about them, and also returns a future date/time.

The current time is taken away from this and stored in a variable $time (as above). This is repeated in a loop to give each elements remaining time.
The only problem being, they are all writing to the same countdown output.

Can I set up an array of the countdown outputs to display them all?

Thank a million guys, yer saving me a world of frustration!

Liam Byrne · 26-03-2010 4:17pm

ron_darrell wrote: »

Problem is with the timeouts or intervals you're using - as far as I know the browser can only handle one on a page.

Completely incorrect - you can use as many as you want, and if you code it right you can even get them to interact.

Liam Byrne · 26-03-2010 4:21pm

Black_Knight wrote: »

The only problem being, they are all writing to the same countdown output.

Which is precisely what you have coded it to do

document.getElementById("countDown");

Assuming that the "i" in the function call "startCountDown(i,p,f)" is an integer for the counter number (I could be wrong here), your required code would be

document.getElementById("countDown"+i);

Black_Knight · 26-03-2010 4:30pm

Yes, i is the count that it starts from, which would change for each $temp I pass to the function.

What does changing it from i to "countdown"+i do?

I through in "countdown"+i, moved the script into the loop and ran the code, but it didnt make a difference.

Im a bit of a puppet at this stage. It my first time working with javascript so im pretty useless ATM.

cistov · 26-03-2010 10:48pm

You'd populate the times array via PHP.

In the original code count function was attached to DOM node, which can lead to memory leaks, so I've just defined it as a local variable instead.

Hope this helps.

<script type="text/javascript">

function addLoadEvent(func) {
	var oldonload = window.onload;
	if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
		window.onload = func;
	}
	else {
		window.onload = function() {
			oldonload();
			func();
		}
	}
}

var times = [001, 5602, 78022, 22036, 550040];
var idprefix = "countDown";
var interval = 1000;

addLoadEvent(function () {
	for(var i = 0; i < times.length; i++) {
		startCountDown(times[i], interval, myFunction, idprefix + i);
	}
});

function getTimeString(secs) {
	var t = new Date(1970, 0, 1);
	t.setSeconds(secs);
	var s = t.toTimeString().substr(0, 8);
	if (secs > 86399) s = Math.floor((t - Date.parse("1/1/70")) / 3600000) + s.substr(2);
	return s;
}
		
function startCountDown(timeleft, pause, fn, id) {

    //	make reference to div
    var countDownObj = document.getElementById(id);
    if (!countDownObj) { alert("div not found, check your id"); return; }
	
    var count = function(timeleft) {
        //	write out count
        countDownObj.innerHTML = getTimeString(timeleft);
        if (timeleft == 0) {
            //	execute function
            fn(countDownObj);
            //	stop
            return;
        }
        setTimeout(function () {
            //	repeat
            count(timeleft - 1);
        },
        pause);
    }
    //	set it going
    count(timeleft);
}

function myFunction(countDownObj) {
	countDownObj.innerHTML = "00:00:00";
}
</script>
	

<div id="countDown0"></div>
<div id="countDown1"></div>
<div id="countDown2"></div>
<div id="countDown3"></div>
<div id="countDown4"></div>

Black_Knight · 26-03-2010 11:12pm

Excellent Stuff lads! Really appreciate it!

Now if only I could turn back time a backup all my data. Theres 3 of us working on the project... someone overwrote a load of my work. Nothing to do with this thread, but a damn pain in the ass.

Thatll teach me :rolleyes:

Creamy Goodness · 27-03-2010 1:14pm

Black_Knight wrote: »

Excellent Stuff lads! Really appreciate it!

Now if only I could turn back time a backup all my data. Theres 3 of us working on the project... someone overwrote a load of my work. Nothing to do with this thread, but a damn pain in the ass.

Thatll teach me :rolleyes:

how come you aren't all using some form of version control?

Black_Knight · 28-03-2010 5:10pm

Because we're idiots! Obviously!

Multiple Javascript counters (time)

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