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Settimeout with closure in for loop

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  1. for (i=0;i<11;i++){
  2.     //this will create 11 timers that will alert the value of 'i' at the time 
  3.     //the timer was created, all to fire after 1 second
  4.     //to change what gets alerted, change the "(i)" portion at the end
  5.     //can be used with more complex functions by adding to what's after "return"
  6.     //can pass in multiple variables by adding to function(x,y,z), putting those 
  7.     //in proper places w/in the code, and then defining those variables at the end
  8.     //ie, "(i,j,k)"
  9.     setTimeout(function(x){return function(){alert(x)};}(i),1000);
  10. }

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