setTimeout not working in Animate

[terryj41605550]

I have the following code at a certain frame in a move clip. I want the action to pause for 1 minute before move to "Ob2" frame. What am I doing wrong?
this.stop();
setTimeout(myFunction,60000);
function myFunction() {
this.gotoAndPlay("Obj2");
}

[kglad]

flash is history but as3 can still used in mobile and desktop apps.

[ClayUUID]

Maybe you should put an alert statement in the timeout handler function to determine what exactly it is that's not working.

[terryj41605550]

The problem was the code I was given for it to work was wrong. This is the correct code.

this.stop();
setTimeout(this.play.bind(this), 3000);

This works without a click on a button. I just wanted to pause the action without any user interaction.
I forget where I found it. But it works.

[kglad]

for others, that's javascript, not actionscript which the op failed to indicate.  (and the confusion between Ob2 and Obj2 is unresolved, though maybe one is a forum typo.)

[ClayUUID]

"this." in front of stop() and gotoAndStop() is always an indicator of Canvas documents.

[kglad]

saying "always" is incorrect.

if that code failed in as3 you'd have a point, but as you know that code with "this" works perfectly well in as3.

[terryj41605550]

I know actionscript is history. I am working with html5 canvas. Flash is gone in December.

[kglad]

correct, flash is history.  but it's incorrect to say or even imply as3 is history: mobile and desktop apps using as3 are still supported and working though i have my own doubts about the longevity of as3 mobile apps.

[kglad]

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[terryj41605550]

I am not building a Flash movie. I am converting a Flsh movie into and htlm5 canvas doeument. Here is the code that works perfectly:

this.stop();
setTimeout(this.play.bind(this), 3000);

It pauses the action at the frame the code is placed and continues to the next this.stop(); Yes it is Java. But as far as I know as3 will not work for html5 canvas documents The code above works great.I have hundreds of places in my project.that I need to do this and it works every time. The code above does the following:

It stops the movie at the frame where it is placed.
Pauses for 3 seconds.

Then continues to the next stop.
Thanks for your help.

😉

[ClayUUID]

It's JavaScript, not Java. Completely different languages.

[terryj41605550]

Please excuse me for saying Java instead of Javescript. I noticed it right after posting the pervious post. I just see noway to edit after posting. But correcting a typo does nothing to fix my problem.  But thank you for correcting me.:)