Waiting for the 'End' of 'resize' Event for Optimal Action Execution

In event-driven programming, it's common to handle size changes using the 'resize' event, typically assigned to a window or other resizable element. However, when resizing operations occur, the 'resize' event is triggered multiple times during the process, leading to redundant execution of your event handler.

Capturing the 'End' of a 'resize' Event

To address this issue and execute an action only when the resizing has concluded, we can employ a technique that involves the use of 'setTimeout()' and 'clearTimeout()'.

Solution:

Create a function, 'resizedw()', which will serve as your event handler for the resizing action.

function resizedw() {
  // Your action to be performed when resizing finishes
}

Declare a variable, 'doit', and initialize it as 'null'. This variable will hold the timeout id returned by 'setTimeout()'.

var doit = null;

Attach the event listener to the 'onresize' event of the 'window' object.

window.onresize = function() {

Use 'clearTimeout()' to cancel any pending timeout request associated with the 'doit' variable.

  clearTimeout(doit);

Assign the result of 'setTimeout()' to the 'doit' variable. This will schedule the execution of 'resizedw()' after a delay of 100 milliseconds.

  doit = setTimeout(resizedw, 100);
};

When the resizing operation ends, the 'onresize' event handler will be invoked without triggering 'resizedw()' immediately. After the designated delay (100 milliseconds), 'resizedw()' will execute, marking the completion of the resizing process.

Example Code:

The following code demonstrates the implementation of this approach:

function resizedw() {
  // Your action to be performed when resizing finishes
  console.log('Resizing finished!');
}

var doit = null;
window.onresize = function() {
  clearTimeout(doit);
  doit = setTimeout(resizedw, 100);
};

This solution effectively handles the 'resize' event by preventing the associated action from executing during the resizing process. Instead, the action is triggered only after the resizing operation has fully concluded.