Js if is not work in setInterval()

Question

Hello!

I have This in my website:

  var docCookies = {
  getItem: function (sKey) {
  if (!sKey) { return null; }
  return decodeURIComponent(document.cookie.replace(new RegExp("(?:(?:^|.*;)\\s*" + encodeURIComponent(sKey).replace(/[\-\.\+\*]/g, "\\$&") + "\\s*\\=\\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$"), "$1")) || null;
 },
 setItem: function (sKey, sValue, vEnd, sPath, sDomain, bSecure) {
 if (!sKey || /^(?:expires|max\-age|path|domain|secure)$/i.test(sKey)) {return false; }
var sExpires = "";
if (vEnd) {
  switch (vEnd.constructor) {
    case Number:
      sExpires = vEnd === Infinity ? "; expires=Fri, 31 Dec 9999 23:59:59 GMT" : "; max-age=" + vEnd;
      break;
    case String:
      sExpires = "; expires=" + vEnd;
      break;
    case Date:
      sExpires = "; expires=" + vEnd.toUTCString();
      break;
  }
}
document.cookie = encodeURIComponent(sKey) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(sValue) + sExpires + (sDomain ? "; domain=" + sDomain : "") + (sPath ? "; path=" + sPath : "") + (bSecure ? "; secure" : "");
return true;
},
removeItem: function (sKey, sPath, sDomain) {
if (!this.hasItem(sKey)) { return false; }
document.cookie = encodeURIComponent(sKey) + "=; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT" + (sDomain ? "; domain=" + sDomain : "") + (sPath ? "; path=" + sPath : "");
return true;
},
hasItem: function (sKey) {
if (!sKey) { return false; }
return (new RegExp("(?:^|;\\s*)" + encodeURIComponent(sKey).replace(/[\-\.\+\*]/g, "\\$&") + "\\s*\\=")).test(document.cookie);
},
keys: function () {
var aKeys = document.cookie.replace(/((?:^|\s*;)[^\=]+)(?=;|$)|^\s*|\s*(?:\=[^;]*)?(?:\1|$)/g, "").split(/\s*(?:\=[^;]*)?;\s*/);
for (var nLen = aKeys.length, nIdx = 0; nIdx < nLen; nIdx++) { aKeys[nIdx] = decodeURIComponent(aKeys[nIdx]); }
return aKeys;
}
};

alert('In next prompt enter "admin".')

var admin = prompt('Name?')

docCookies.setItem('name',admin);

setInterval(function() {if (docCookies.getItem('name')){}else{var a = 2}}, 1000)

But this is not work:

setInterval(function() {if (docCookies.getItem('name')){}else{var a = 2}}, 1000)

Why thi is not work:

setInterval(function() {if (docCookies.getItem('name')){}else{var a = 2}}, 1000)

What in page not work and why? I

<script type="text/javascript">
  var docCookies = {
  getItem: function (sKey) {
    if (!sKey) { return null; }
    return decodeURIComponent(document.cookie.replace(new RegExp("(?:(?:^|.*;)\\s*" + encodeURIComponent(sKey).replace(/[\-\.\+\*]/g, "\\$&") + "\\s*\\=\\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$"), "$1")) || null;
  },
  setItem: function (sKey, sValue, vEnd, sPath, sDomain, bSecure) {
    if (!sKey || /^(?:expires|max\-age|path|domain|secure)$/i.test(sKey)) { return false; }
    var sExpires = "";
    if (vEnd) {
      switch (vEnd.constructor) {
        case Number:
          sExpires = vEnd === Infinity ? "; expires=Fri, 31 Dec 9999 23:59:59 GMT" : "; max-age=" + vEnd;
          break;
        case String:
          sExpires = "; expires=" + vEnd;
          break;
        case Date:
          sExpires = "; expires=" + vEnd.toUTCString();
          break;
      }
    }
    document.cookie = encodeURIComponent(sKey) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(sValue) + sExpires + (sDomain ? "; domain=" + sDomain : "") + (sPath ? "; path=" + sPath : "") + (bSecure ? "; secure" : "");
    return true;
  },
  removeItem: function (sKey, sPath, sDomain) {
    if (!this.hasItem(sKey)) { return false; }
    document.cookie = encodeURIComponent(sKey) + "=; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT" + (sDomain ? "; domain=" + sDomain : "") + (sPath ? "; path=" + sPath : "");
    return true;
  },
  hasItem: function (sKey) {
    if (!sKey) { return false; }
    return (new RegExp("(?:^|;\\s*)" + encodeURIComponent(sKey).replace(/[\-\.\+\*]/g, "\\$&") + "\\s*\\=")).test(document.cookie);
  },
  keys: function () {
    var aKeys = document.cookie.replace(/((?:^|\s*;)[^\=]+)(?=;|$)|^\s*|\s*(?:\=[^;]*)?(?:\1|$)/g, "").split(/\s*(?:\=[^;]*)?;\s*/);
    for (var nLen = aKeys.length, nIdx = 0; nIdx < nLen; nIdx++) { aKeys[nIdx] = decodeURIComponent(aKeys[nIdx]); }
    return aKeys;
  }
};

alert('In next prompt enter "admin".')

var admin = prompt('Name?')

docCookies.setItem('name',admin);

setInterval(function() {if (docCookies.getItem('name')){}else{var a = 2}}, 1000)

Answer 1

The variable is declared locally in the function, so it only exists inside that scope, and only while the function is running.

Declare the variable in the global scope, so that you can set it and read it anywhere:

var a;

setInterval(function() {
  if (!docCookies.getItem('name')) {
    a = 2;
  }
}, 1000)