In Javascript, how can I unbind a window event?

Question

$(window).on('scroll',function(){
});

How can I unbind this? I've tried .off, but that doesn't seem to work.

`off` is correct so if it didn't work for you then you should include the code that you tried. — James Montagne, Aug 11 '14 at 00:45
25k rep - you should know better. "Doesn't seem to work" is hardly a good description of a problem. — JK., Aug 11 '14 at 01:07
possible duplicate of [Best way to remove an event handler in jQuery?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/209029/best-way-to-remove-an-event-handler-in-jquery) — Qantas 94 Heavy, Aug 15 '14 at 10:12

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 11 '14 at 00:44

1

I just tried it on this website, but I assigned the callback to a separate variable

var callback = function (data) {
    console.log(data);
}

$(window).on('scroll', callback);

and then to unset it

$(window).off('scroll', callback)

answered Aug 11 '14 at 00:44

scrblnrd3

The OP is assigning a function expression (a so–called "anonymous function"), not a named function. How do you remove those? – RobG Aug 11 '14 at 01:09

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 11 '14 at 00:43

0

Try doing it specifically for the handler.

scrollHandler = function() {
};

$(window).on('scroll', scrollHandler);
$(window).off('scroll', scrollHandler);

answered Aug 11 '14 at 00:43

Amadan

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