WindowTimers.clearInterval()

Cancels a timed, repeating action which was previously established by a call to setInterval().

Syntax

JavaScript
window.clearInterval(<var>intervalID</var>)

Parameters

intervalID
The identifier of the repeated action you want to cancel. This ID was returned by the corresponding call to setInterval().

It's worth noting that the pool of IDs used by setInterval() and setTimeout() are shared, which means you can technically use clearInterval() and clearTimeout() interchangeably. However, for clarity, you should avoid doing so.

Return value

undefined

Example

See the setInterval() example.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'clearInterval()' in that specification.
Living Standard  

See also

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/windowtimers/clearinterval

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