/*
* SETTINGS
*/
/*Set String */
var str = "You are a slave. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage, born into a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch. A prison...for your mind....Unfortunatly, no one can be..._told_ what the Matrix is...you have to see it for yourself.";
/* Set Array */
var arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8];
/*
* Set object to iterate through
* In this case choose arr or str
*/
var obj = str;
/*
* Set direction
* - 'h'= horizontal, 'v' = vertical
*/
var direction = 'h';
/*
* Set delay for outputing characters
* - 0 is ignored and will use default
*/
var delay = 0;
/*
* END SETTINGS *
*/
/* Initializer */
function init() {
/*
* VARS
*/
/*
* Type of element to create
* - String representation
*/
var el = 'p';
/*
* Set Timeout Interval
* - If delay is number and > 0 use it
* - Defaults: 1s for vert; 150ms for horz
*/
var dly = (typeof delay === 'number' && delay <= 0) ? ((direction === 'v') ? 1000 : 150) : delay;
/* If obj is a string then convert to character array */
var newObj = [];
/* Create element */
var elmt = document.createElement(el);
/*** END VARS ***/
/*
* FUNCTIONS
*/
/* Split string into character array */
function splitStr(s){
s.split('');
return s;
}
/* Write text inside
tag */
function writeIt(ele, object, index, dir) {
/* If vertical then add a
*/
ele.innerHTML += object[index];
if (dir === 'v') {
ele.innerHTML += '
';
}else{ return; }
}
/*** END FUNCTIONS ***/
/* Convert obj to character array if string */
newObj = (Array.isArray(obj)) ? obj : splitStr(obj);
/* Attach class to element */
elmt.className += 'chardelay';
/* Attach element to document */
document.body.appendChild(elmt);
/* Loop through Array */
for (var i = 0; i < newObj.length; i++) {
/* Anonymous IIFE passing vars elmt, newObj, i, direction */
(function(e, o, x, d){
/* Invoke delay */
setTimeout(function(){
/* Call write function */
writeIt(e, o, x, d);
},x * dly); /* multiply to keep consistant interval on each loop*/
})(elmt, newObj, i, direction);
}
}
/* Start */
init();
