variable passing inside a function to another function in javascript

Question

hello,

setTimeout("refresh()", 2*15000 );

This is a code from my javascript

here setTimeout is a built in function and refresh is a function which i have declared.

i want to pass a variable (cval1) to this refresh fuction

i have tried this

setTimeout("refresh(cval1)", 2*15000 );

bit its not working

What is the exact way to do this??

Please help me ...

Thanks

Answer 1

As first parameter of setTimeout pass a function instead of a string, so you have access to all variables in current scope.

setTimeout(function(){refresh(cval1)}, 2*15000);