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JavaScript pausing execution of function to wait for user input

How do I make my main loop “pause” until an answer has been given by the player using the crane, and then proceed? By breaking it up. The only “yield” in JavaScript on browsers is to let your function end and then arrange to get called back later (via setTimeout, setInterval, an ajax callback, etc.). … Read more

Proper way to wait for one function to finish before continuing?

One way to deal with asynchronous work like this is to use a callback function, eg: function firstFunction(_callback){ // do some asynchronous work // and when the asynchronous stuff is complete _callback(); } function secondFunction(){ // call first function and pass in a callback function which // first function runs when it has completed firstFunction(function() … Read more