Underscore.JS - delay method

Syntax

_.delay(function, wait, *arguments)

delay method invokes a given function after waiting for given wait time in milliseconds. arguments if passed are passed to the function called. See the below example

Example

var _ = require('underscore');

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
1028 ms