[Javascript] accessing event from setInterval function

[Anthony Ettinger]

here's the basic pattern:

onmouseover: setInterval where callback moves an element
onmousemove: constantly recalculate mouse current position and set a
new position for the element to be moved to.
onmouseout: destroy interval

I am trying to avoid recursively calling the setInterval when I
mouseover nested elements.




On 3/7/07, Julien Royer <eldebaran at gmail.com> wrote:
> setInterval has nothing to do with event handlers.
>
> Could you describe more precisely your need? Why do you need to access
> an event object from your function?
>
> On 3/7/07, Anthony Ettinger <anthony at chovy.com> wrote:
> > Is there a way to access the event object from within the setInterval
> > callback function?
> >
> > var myInterval = window.setInterval("doMyInterval();", 500);
> >
> > function doMyInterval ( e ) {
> >     //event object is not passed here....how can I gain access to it?
> >
> > }
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