Script: Auto Submit Next Page After Predetermined Amount of Time

This article will give you some code to automatically submit the next page button after a predetermined amount of time. 

Background

In some instances you may want to automatically submit the 'Next' button after a predetermined amount of time. Usually, this is used when showing a respondent a concept for 10 seconds, as an example. 

Instructions

1. Program your question as needed.
2.  Add the following code to the 'ADD JAVASCRIPT' field
   • See article: Adding JavaScript and/or CSS to a Question
   • Update the 25000 in the code below to the number you need. This number is in milliseconds. If you wanted 10 seconds, you would change that to 10000 (10 seconds X 1000). 
     

     var qCustomTimer;
     
     startTimer();
     jQuery('#cm-NextButton').on('click', function () {
       cancelTimer();
     });
     
     function startTimer() {
         qCustomTimer = setTimeout(function(){jQuery("#cm-NextButton").click();}, 25000); /* UPDATE TIME HERE */ 
     }
     
     function cancelTimer() {
       	if (qCustomTimer) {
     	    clearTimeout(qCustomTimer);
         }
     }
     		

3. Make sure to test to confirm the time is correct