Asynchronously Delay JS Until A Condition Is Met


Answer :

Consider this:

(function wait() {     if ( chatroom.json ) {         chatroom.render();     } else {         setTimeout( wait, 500 );     } })();

This will check every half second.

Live demo: http://jsfiddle.net/kBgTx/


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