Submitting a JSP page after a predefined Time limit

[Anshul Mathur]

Hello All

I am making an online QUIZ for my College and want to include the feature that page automatically submits to a servlet/JSP after the time limit is exhausted.

Thanks

Anshul Mathur

[Eric Pascarello]

This is one of the examples in my book that I am writing.

You need to use a setTimeout() method, basic idea

onload="setTimeout('document.formName.submit()',numMilliseconds)";

Eric

[Gaurav Jain]

You can use the setTimeout() function of javascript.
Call the submit function from setTimeout and the page will b submitted after the predefined time limit.

setTimeout('yourFunction()',3000)
3000 is time in millisecinds.
Call the setTimeout function based on your condition/requirement.

[Anshul Mathur]

Thanks a lot.

[Yuriy Fuksenko]

Keep in mind , that if user have access to address bar he could change that time thing.
For Erics example

onload="setTimeout('document.formName.submit()',numMilliseconds)";

If I type in address bar:

javascript:var mySubmit=document.formName.submit;document.formName.submit=function(){};

the page will be submited only after I type in address bar

javascript:mySubmit();

[Saumyaraj Zala]

I have a similar problem.
A user can finish quiz by clicking submit button or it will be submitted after a predefined time out.
Where to call the javascript method ontimeout?

[Eric Pascarello]

Attach it to the window load event.