How to delay the .keyup() handler until the user stops typing?

Question

I’ve got a search field. Right now it searches for every keyup. So if someone types “Windows”, it will make a search with AJAX for every keyup: “W”, “Wi”, “Win”, “Wind”, “Wi

Answer 1

If someone like to delay the same function, and without external variable he can use the next script:

function MyFunction() {

    //Delaying the function execute
    if (this.timer) {
        window.clearTimeout(this.timer);
    }
    this.timer = window.setTimeout(function() {

        //Execute the function code here...

    }, 500);
}