Lodash - delay method

Syntax

_.delay(func, wait, [args])

Invokes func after wait milliseconds. Any additional arguments are provided to func when it's invoked.

Arguments

• func (Function) − The function to delay.

• wait (number) − The number of milliseconds to delay invocation.

• [args] (...*) − The arguments to invoke func with.

Output

• (number) − Returns the timer id.

Example

var _ = require('lodash');
var startTimestamp = new Date().getTime();

var add = function(a,b) {
   console.log(a + b);
   var endTimestamp = new Date().getTime();
   console.log(((endTimestamp - startTimestamp)) + ' ms');   
};
_.delay(add, 1000, 5, 10);

Save the above program in tester.js. Run the following command to execute this program.

Command

\>node tester.js

Output

15
1024 ms