Countdown Timer

Neill Broderick Aug 14, 2006

This script displays a countdown timer and alerts the user when the timer reaches zero. It then redirects to another Web page. Particularly useful if you are writing an online test.

The JavaScript Source: Time & Date : Countdown Timer

Simply click inside the window below, use your cursor to highlight the script, and copy [Control]+C the script into a new file in your text editor (such as Note Pad) and save [Control+S]. The script is yours!!!

#txt {
  border:none;
  font-family:verdana;
  font-size:16pt;
  font-weight:bold;
  border-right-color:#FFFFFF
}

/* This script and many more are available free online at
The JavaScript Source :: http://www.javascriptsource.com
Created by: Neill Broderick :: http://www.bespoke-software-solutions.co.uk/downloads/downjs.php */

var mins
var secs;

function cd() {
 	mins = 1 * m("10"); // change minutes here
 	secs = 0 + s(":01"); // change seconds here (always add an additional second to your total)
 	redo();
}

function m(obj) {
 	for(var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
  		if(obj.substring(i, i + 1) == ":")
  		break;
 	}
 	return(obj.substring(0, i));
}

function s(obj) {
 	for(var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
  		if(obj.substring(i, i + 1) == ":")
  		break;
 	}
 	return(obj.substring(i + 1, obj.length));
}

function init() {
  cd();
}
window.onload = init;

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