# setInterval from inside a function?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-from-inside-a-function/199997>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 7, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-from-inside-a-function/199997 "2006-09-07T21:27:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![RileyBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@RileyBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RileyBoy)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-from-inside-a-function/199997/1 "2006-09-07T21:27:32Z")

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If i have a setInterval inside a function, will it execute at the desired interval, even if i only call the containing function once?