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Question

Hello SL,

I have a problem with the following code:

for(var i = 0; i <= 5; i++) {

setTimeout(function(){
console.log(i)
}, i * 1000);

}

This code Outputs 6 6 6 6 6 6

What I do understand is that setTimeout function is a closure, because it is the inner function that accesses the variable i of the outer for loop, creating a function object multiple times. But, what I dont know is what does the second parameter of the setTimeout function mean? i * 1000, I dont know what that does. Also, for the outcome, I suppose setTimeout only makes 6 function objects without executing them, and waits until i is greater than 5, which is 6, and than the for loop stops?

The thing which i have the biggest problem with is this i * 1000 parameter.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Second parameter is the "time". How many miliseconds later do u wanna do the task? So if u write 1000 it means 1 second,

Answer 2

Its upon you, if u make it so long (multiplying i by 1000 each time) it would make the time long,

Answer 3

maf yes i understand that, i am just confused about why it is multiplied with i

Answer 4

i*1000 mean there console i++ after i seconds Each time