We have AJAX calls to hit a URL. Do we have option to run/execute JavaScript function in Asynchronous mode?
Note: setTimeout() will execute that function after some seconds but still that will execute in Synchronous mode.
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A:
No. JavaScript runs in a single thread per page.
However, the Google Gears plugin provides a WorkerPool:
The WorkerPool API allows web applications to run JavaScript code in the background, without blocking the main page's script execution.
There's also a proposal by the Gears team to add this to HTML5.
a paid nerd
2009-09-19 01:25:02
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A:
Most modern browsers implement JavaScript Web Workers, they provide a simple way to run scripts in background threads.
Check the following articles:
CMS
2009-09-19 01:52:51