angularjs make a simple countdown

Question

I would like make a countDown with Angular js. this is my code:

Html File

<div ng-app ng-controller = "countController"> {{countDown}} <div>

js File

function countController($scope){
    $scope.countDown = 10;    
    var timer = setInterval(function(){$scope.countDown--; console.log($scope.countDown)},1000);  
}

in console.log it works I have a countdown but in {{countdown}} refresh it doesn't could you help me please? thanks!

acdcjunior · Answer 1 · 2014-03-11 23:27:22Z

Please take a look at this example here. It is a simple example of a count up! Which I think you could easily modify to create a count down.

http://jsfiddle.net/ganarajpr/LQGE2/

JavaScript code:

function AlbumCtrl($scope,$timeout) {
    $scope.counter = 0;
    $scope.onTimeout = function(){
        $scope.counter++;
        mytimeout = $timeout($scope.onTimeout,1000);
    }
    var mytimeout = $timeout($scope.onTimeout,1000);

    $scope.stop = function(){
        $timeout.cancel(mytimeout);
    }
}

HTML markup:

<!doctype html>
<html ng-app>
<head>
    <script src="http://code.angularjs.org/angular-1.0.0rc11.min.js"></script>
    <script src="http://documentcloud.github.com/underscore/underscore-min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div ng-controller="AlbumCtrl">
    {{counter}}
    <button ng-click="stop()">Stop</button>    
</div>
</body>
</html>

Here is a modification that does a count down: jsfiddle.net/dpeaep/LQGE2/1 — Daniel, Aug 21 '12 at 15:03

Loc Nguyen · Answer 2 · 2014-05-23 09:11:31Z

As of version 1.3 there's a service in module ng: $interval

function countController($scope, $interval){
    $scope.countDown = 10;    
    $interval(function(){console.log($scope.countDown--)},1000,0);
}

use with caution:

Note: Intervals created by this service must be explicitly destroyed when you are finished with them. In particular they are not automatically destroyed when a controller's scope or a directive's element are destroyed. You should take this into consideration and make sure to always cancel the interval at the appropriate moment. See the example below for more details on how and when to do this.

From: http://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/service/$interval

Thanks. For anyone else wondering, this isn't limited to 1.3: code.angularjs.org/1.2.12/docs/api/ng.$interval — Hakan B., Mar 11 '14 at 21:04

Brett · Answer 3 · 2014-03-12 04:33:47Z

up vote 10 down vote

Even easier, a pre-built directive:

http://siddii.github.io/angular-timer/

answered Mar 12 '14 at 4:33

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Artem Andreev · Answer 4 · 2012-08-21 07:53:44Z

up vote 8 down vote

You should use $scope.$apply() when you execute an angular expression from outside of the angular framework.

function countController($scope){
    $scope.countDown = 10;    
    var timer = setInterval(function(){
        $scope.countDown--;
        $scope.$apply();
        console.log($scope.countDown);
    }, 1000);  
}

http://jsfiddle.net/andreev_artem/48Fm2/

answered Aug 21 '12 at 7:53

Artem Andreev
13.8k 4 31 39

14

Directly using setTimeOut or setInterval is not a good practice in Angular. You should be using the $timeout service. – ganaraj Aug 21 '12 at 10:10

4

@ganaraj It depends on the task. Practicality beats purity. – Artem Andreev Aug 21 '12 at 17:35

3

There is the $timeout service in AngularJS that would call $apply automatically. – pkozlowski.opensource Aug 21 '12 at 21:04

1

@pkozlowski.opensource Thanks, you didn't say anything new. I am able to read answers and comments :) I think that it is good to have two answers. One explains why code doesn't work and how you can make it work. And another that explains how it could be done in more angular way. – Artem Andreev Aug 22 '12 at 6:00

Your answer is much better. You are using interval which is much more suitable for a counter. – guy mograbi Apr 7 '13 at 6:12

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Shaheen · Answer 5 · 2014-01-09 20:23:25Z

I updated Mr. ganaraj answer to show stop and resume functionality and added angular js filter to format countdown timer

it is here on jsFiddle

controller code

'use strict';
var myApp = angular.module('myApp', []);
myApp.controller('AlbumCtrl', function($scope,$timeout) {
    $scope.counter = 0;
    $scope.stopped = false;
    $scope.buttonText='Stop';
    $scope.onTimeout = function(){
        $scope.counter++;
        mytimeout = $timeout($scope.onTimeout,1000);
    }
    var mytimeout = $timeout($scope.onTimeout,1000);
    $scope.takeAction = function(){
        if(!$scope.stopped){
            $timeout.cancel(mytimeout);
            $scope.buttonText='Resume';
        }
        else
        {
            mytimeout = $timeout($scope.onTimeout,1000);
            $scope.buttonText='Stop';
        }
            $scope.stopped=!$scope.stopped;
    }   
});

filter-code adapted from RobG from stackoverflow

myApp.filter('formatTimer', function() {
  return function(input)
    {
        function z(n) {return (n<10? '0' : '') + n;}
        var seconds = input % 60;
        var minutes = Math.floor(input / 60);
        var hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
        return (z(hours) +':'+z(minutes)+':'+z(seconds));
    };
});

shapeshifter · Answer 6 · 2012-08-30 02:00:27Z

up vote 2 down vote

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/angular/2MOB5U6Io0A

Some great jsfiddle's by Igor Minar showing the use of $defer and wrapping $apply in a setInterval call.

answered Aug 30 '12 at 2:00

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Betite · Answer 7 · 2014-08-10 14:39:53Z

function timerCtrl ($scope,$interval) {
    $scope.seconds = 0;
    var timer = $interval(function(){
        $scope.seconds++;
        $scope.$apply();
        console.log($scope.countDown);
    }, 1000);
}

score 0 · Answer 8

It might help to "How to write the code for countdown watch in AngularJS"

Step 1 : HTML Code-sample

<div ng-app ng-controller="ExampleCtrl">
    <div ng-show="countDown_text > 0">Your password is expired in 180 Seconds.</div>
    <div ng-show="countDown_text > 0">Seconds left {{countDown_text}}</div>
    <div ng-show="countDown_text == 0">Your password is expired!.</div>
</div>

Step 2 : The AngulaJs code-sample

function ExampleCtrl($scope, $timeout) {
  var countDowner, countDown = 10;
  countDowner = function() {
    if (countDown < 0) {
      $("#warning").fadeOut(2000);
      countDown = 0;
      return; // quit
    } else {
      $scope.countDown_text = countDown; // update scope
      countDown--; // -1
      $timeout(countDowner, 1000); // loop it again
    }
  };

  $scope.countDown_text = countDown;
  countDowner()
}

The full example over countdown watch in AngularJs as given below.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
  <title>AngularJS Example - Single Timer Example</title>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.0.8/angular.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    function ExampleCtrl($scope, $timeout) {
      var countDowner, countDown = 10;
      countDowner = function() {
        if (countDown < 0) {
          $("#warning").fadeOut(2000);
          countDown = 0;
          return; // quit
        } else {
          $scope.countDown_text = countDown; // update scope
          countDown--; // -1
          $timeout(countDowner, 1000); // loop it again
        }
      };

      $scope.countDown_text = countDown;
      countDowner()
    }
  </script>
</head>

<body>
  <div ng-app ng-controller="ExampleCtrl">
    <div ng-show="countDown_text > 0">Your password is expired in 180 Seconds.</div>
    <div ng-show="countDown_text > 0">Seconds left {{countDown_text}}</div>
    <div ng-show="countDown_text == 0">Your password is expired!.</div>
  </div>
</body>

</html>

acdcjunior · Answer 9 · 2014-03-11 23:27:22Z

Please take a look at this example here. It is a simple example of a count up! Which I think you could easily modify to create a count down.

http://jsfiddle.net/ganarajpr/LQGE2/

JavaScript code:

function AlbumCtrl($scope,$timeout) {
    $scope.counter = 0;
    $scope.onTimeout = function(){
        $scope.counter++;
        mytimeout = $timeout($scope.onTimeout,1000);
    }
    var mytimeout = $timeout($scope.onTimeout,1000);

    $scope.stop = function(){
        $timeout.cancel(mytimeout);
    }
}

HTML markup:

<!doctype html>
<html ng-app>
<head>
    <script src="http://code.angularjs.org/angular-1.0.0rc11.min.js"></script>
    <script src="http://documentcloud.github.com/underscore/underscore-min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div ng-controller="AlbumCtrl">
    {{counter}}
    <button ng-click="stop()">Stop</button>    
</div>
</body>
</html>

Here is a modification that does a count down: jsfiddle.net/dpeaep/LQGE2/1 — Daniel, Aug 21 '12 at 15:03

Loc Nguyen · Answer 10 · 2014-05-23 09:11:31Z

As of version 1.3 there's a service in module ng: $interval

function countController($scope, $interval){
    $scope.countDown = 10;    
    $interval(function(){console.log($scope.countDown--)},1000,0);
}

use with caution:

Note: Intervals created by this service must be explicitly destroyed when you are finished with them. In particular they are not automatically destroyed when a controller's scope or a directive's element are destroyed. You should take this into consideration and make sure to always cancel the interval at the appropriate moment. See the example below for more details on how and when to do this.

From: http://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/service/$interval

Thanks. For anyone else wondering, this isn't limited to 1.3: code.angularjs.org/1.2.12/docs/api/ng.$interval — Hakan B., Mar 11 '14 at 21:04

Brett · Answer 11 · 2014-03-12 04:33:47Z

up vote 10 down vote

Even easier, a pre-built directive:

http://siddii.github.io/angular-timer/

answered Mar 12 '14 at 4:33

Brett
321 2 12

add a comment

Artem Andreev · Answer 12 · 2012-08-21 07:53:44Z

up vote 8 down vote

You should use $scope.$apply() when you execute an angular expression from outside of the angular framework.

function countController($scope){
    $scope.countDown = 10;    
    var timer = setInterval(function(){
        $scope.countDown--;
        $scope.$apply();
        console.log($scope.countDown);
    }, 1000);  
}

http://jsfiddle.net/andreev_artem/48Fm2/

answered Aug 21 '12 at 7:53

Artem Andreev
13.8k 4 31 39

14

Directly using setTimeOut or setInterval is not a good practice in Angular. You should be using the $timeout service. – ganaraj Aug 21 '12 at 10:10

4

@ganaraj It depends on the task. Practicality beats purity. – Artem Andreev Aug 21 '12 at 17:35

3

There is the $timeout service in AngularJS that would call $apply automatically. – pkozlowski.opensource Aug 21 '12 at 21:04

1

@pkozlowski.opensource Thanks, you didn't say anything new. I am able to read answers and comments :) I think that it is good to have two answers. One explains why code doesn't work and how you can make it work. And another that explains how it could be done in more angular way. – Artem Andreev Aug 22 '12 at 6:00

Your answer is much better. You are using interval which is much more suitable for a counter. – guy mograbi Apr 7 '13 at 6:12

show 1 more comment

Shaheen · Answer 13 · 2014-01-09 20:23:25Z

I updated Mr. ganaraj answer to show stop and resume functionality and added angular js filter to format countdown timer

it is here on jsFiddle

controller code

'use strict';
var myApp = angular.module('myApp', []);
myApp.controller('AlbumCtrl', function($scope,$timeout) {
    $scope.counter = 0;
    $scope.stopped = false;
    $scope.buttonText='Stop';
    $scope.onTimeout = function(){
        $scope.counter++;
        mytimeout = $timeout($scope.onTimeout,1000);
    }
    var mytimeout = $timeout($scope.onTimeout,1000);
    $scope.takeAction = function(){
        if(!$scope.stopped){
            $timeout.cancel(mytimeout);
            $scope.buttonText='Resume';
        }
        else
        {
            mytimeout = $timeout($scope.onTimeout,1000);
            $scope.buttonText='Stop';
        }
            $scope.stopped=!$scope.stopped;
    }   
});

filter-code adapted from RobG from stackoverflow

myApp.filter('formatTimer', function() {
  return function(input)
    {
        function z(n) {return (n<10? '0' : '') + n;}
        var seconds = input % 60;
        var minutes = Math.floor(input / 60);
        var hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
        return (z(hours) +':'+z(minutes)+':'+z(seconds));
    };
});

shapeshifter · Answer 14 · 2012-08-30 02:00:27Z

up vote 2 down vote

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/angular/2MOB5U6Io0A

Some great jsfiddle's by Igor Minar showing the use of $defer and wrapping $apply in a setInterval call.

answered Aug 30 '12 at 2:00

shapeshifter
1,669 1 11 24

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Betite · Answer 15 · 2014-08-10 14:39:53Z

up vote 0 down vote

function timerCtrl ($scope,$interval) {
    $scope.seconds = 0;
    var timer = $interval(function(){
        $scope.seconds++;
        $scope.$apply();
        console.log($scope.countDown);
    }, 1000);
}

answered Aug 10 '14 at 14:39

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score 0 · Answer 16

It might help to "How to write the code for countdown watch in AngularJS"

Step 1 : HTML Code-sample

<div ng-app ng-controller="ExampleCtrl">
    <div ng-show="countDown_text > 0">Your password is expired in 180 Seconds.</div>
    <div ng-show="countDown_text > 0">Seconds left {{countDown_text}}</div>
    <div ng-show="countDown_text == 0">Your password is expired!.</div>
</div>

Step 2 : The AngulaJs code-sample

function ExampleCtrl($scope, $timeout) {
  var countDowner, countDown = 10;
  countDowner = function() {
    if (countDown < 0) {
      $("#warning").fadeOut(2000);
      countDown = 0;
      return; // quit
    } else {
      $scope.countDown_text = countDown; // update scope
      countDown--; // -1
      $timeout(countDowner, 1000); // loop it again
    }
  };

  $scope.countDown_text = countDown;
  countDowner()
}

The full example over countdown watch in AngularJs as given below.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
  <title>AngularJS Example - Single Timer Example</title>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.0.8/angular.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    function ExampleCtrl($scope, $timeout) {
      var countDowner, countDown = 10;
      countDowner = function() {
        if (countDown < 0) {
          $("#warning").fadeOut(2000);
          countDown = 0;
          return; // quit
        } else {
          $scope.countDown_text = countDown; // update scope
          countDown--; // -1
          $timeout(countDowner, 1000); // loop it again
        }
      };

      $scope.countDown_text = countDown;
      countDowner()
    }
  </script>
</head>

<body>
  <div ng-app ng-controller="ExampleCtrl">
    <div ng-show="countDown_text > 0">Your password is expired in 180 Seconds.</div>
    <div ng-show="countDown_text > 0">Seconds left {{countDown_text}}</div>
    <div ng-show="countDown_text == 0">Your password is expired!.</div>
  </div>
</body>

</html>

angularjs make a simple countdown

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