How can I add a timeout message for individual questions?

Question

I have a serious of questions that are all presented on different pages. On each page, I have also added a "Timing" item to display a countdown clock. If the countdown clock reaches zero, I want an error message to pop up. Currently I am using the following code for each Question Javascript to show an error message after 4 seconds:

Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function()
{
	/*Place your JavaScript here to run when the page loads*/
});

Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnReady(function()
{
		setTimeout(function(){
    alert("Time is up. Please choose an answer and move to the next question.");
}, 4000);
	});

Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnUnload(function()
{
/*Place your JavaScript here to run when the page loads*/
});

This code displays an error message after 4 seconds if I stay on a question. However, if I advance quicker than 4 seconds, the timeout error message carries over and will appear in the middle of the countdown on the next page (e.g., If I advance after 3 seconds, the next question will pop up an error message when the countdown has only gone down by 1 second). Do you have advice on how to avoid this carry over? Thank you for your help!

fleb · Answer

Hi @iadams,originally I thought I'll solve it using clearTimeout function easily. However, I didn't manage to make this function work in Qualtrics. In another compiler, the following code worked, but in Qualtrics not. So if some else won't manage to solve your problem, you could display your error message somewhere in the page instead of in the pop-up window:1) Add following HTML element to the place where the future error message will be:`

` (note that there should be at least a space inside since Qaultrics removes empty elements)2) Add folowing JavaScript to the question which contains the HTML element. Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnReady(function() { setTimeout(function(){ document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "ERROR"; }, 3000); });One more tip: In this verion, the user have unlimited time to answer the question after the error message appears. If you don't want this, you could use another timer containing `this.clickNextButton();` to autoadvance the page.

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