Triggering callback after user stops typing jQuery
Written by Saran on September 26, 2013, Updated October 12, 2015JQUERY
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var x_timer;
$("#input-box").keyup(function (e){
clearTimeout(x_timer);
var user_name = $(this).val();
x_timer = setTimeout(function(){
// callback_function();
console.log("user stopped");
}, 1000);
});HTML
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<textarea id="input-box"></textarea> You should see a text on your js console "user stopped" everytime you stop typing.