[SOLVED] Hold event with JavaScript

Hold event with JavaScript

I really would like to know if there is any way to execute a function when you tap (on mobile device) or click (on desktop device) a form submit/anchor/etc. and hold it for some amount of time WITHOUT using jQuery!

function clicked() {
    //set some kind of timer or so...
}

function toBeExecutedNMillisecondsAfterAnchorWasClicked() {
     //do some stuff...
}

Solution

(function() {

  var mouseTimer;
  function mouseDown() { 
      mouseUp();
      mouseTimer = window.setTimeout(execMouseDown,2000); //set timeout to fire in 2 seconds when the user presses mouse button down
  }

  function mouseUp() { 
      if (mouseTimer) window.clearTimeout(mouseTimer);  //cancel timer when mouse button is released
      div.style.backgroundColor = "#FFFFFF";
  }

  function execMouseDown() { 
      div.style.backgroundColor = "#CFCF00";
  }

  var div = document.getElementById("bam");
  div.addEventListener("mousedown", mouseDown);
  document.body.addEventListener("mouseup", mouseUp);  //listen for mouse up event on body, not just the element you originally clicked on
  
}());

#bam { width:100px; height: 100px; border: 1px solid black; }

<div id="bam"> Hold mouse button for 2 seconds. </div>
<p>Bacon</p>
<p>Bacon</p>
<p>Bacon</p>
<p>Bacon</p>
<p>Bacon</p>
<p>Bacon</p>
<p>Bacon</p>
<p>Bacon</p>
<p>Bacon</p>