Javascript setTimeout issue w/ for loop

Question

This is my function, when called the related node turns red and then does nothing.
Here is the javascript:

function blink (node, flickers)
{
    originalColo         


        

Answer 1

A bit easier to read. http://jsfiddle.net/wUkfe/22/

function blink(node, flickers){

  var color = node.style.color;

  (function blinker(){

    node.style.color = (flickers % 2) ?  "red" : color;

    if (flickers--){
      setTimeout(blinker, 1000);
    }

  })();

}