why isn't this displaying?

[sphinx]

I want it to appear in 3 seconds, here it is:

 

var link_text = "<input type="submit" name="login" value="Login">"; 

 

do i need to do something to it?

 

thanks

[brianlange]

Use the setTimeout function.

 

window.onload = function () {

        setTimeout('showSubmit', 3000);

}

function showSubmit() {
   document.write('your submit button');

}

[sphinx]

How do i use that ? thanks for reply

[brianlange]

function showSubmit() {
    var link_text = '<input type="submit" name="login" value="Login">'; 
    document.write(link_text);
}

window.onload = function() {
    var t = setTimeout('showSubmit();', 3000);
}

 

here's a working example: http://www.realtown.com/test19.php

 

[sphinx]

aww, when i put that onto a page with other stuff, when the button appears it clears everything else on the screen..

 

Also, why does page keep loading when button appearS?

 

thanks

[brianlange]

Write it to a div instead using innerHTML. I noticed the loading issue with Firefox. It appears to go away using the following code.

Example: http://www.realtown.com/test19.php

<script>

 

function showSubmit() {

    var link_text = '<input type="submit" name="login" value="Login">';

   

    document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = link_text;

}

 

window.onload = function() {

    var t = setTimeout('showSubmit();', 3000);

}

</script>

</head>

 

 

<div id="result">

 

</div>