'setInterval(function()' stopping

Question

I wonder if it actually is possible to stop function explicitly, after using setInterval on it.

<script>
setInterval(function(){document.write("Hello");},1000);
</script>

please see this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/109086/stop-setinterval-call-in-javascript — Chubby Boy, Jun 07 '13 at 16:25

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 07 '13 at 16:30

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Use clearInterval() :

var timer = setInterval(function(){
      document.write("Hello");
      if (someCondition) {
         clearInterval(timer); // this stops the interval
      }
},1000);

edited Jun 07 '13 at 16:30

canon

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answered Jun 07 '13 at 16:25

Denys Séguret

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'setInterval(function()' stopping

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