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From: Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
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Subject: Re: setInterval
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2017 21:12:36 +0000
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jonas.thornvall@gmail.com writes:

> Den måndag 6 februari 2017 kl. 15:11:07 UTC+1 skrev Ben Bacarisse:
>> jonas.thornvall@gmail.com writes:
>> <snip>
>> >> > > > > Den måndag 6 februari 2017 kl. 08:26:45 UTC+1 skrev
>> > jonas.t...@gmail.com:
>> <snip>
>> >> > > > > >   var interval_1 = setInterval("COUNTDOWN();",1000);
<snip>
>> I'm surprised that works.  The first argument of setInterval should be a
>> function not a string.
>
> Well it seem you are right Ben,

No, apparently a string *is* permitted there though you really should
use the more usual function argument.

<snip>
-- 
Ben.