The clearInterval() function is used in javascript to clear the interval which has been set by setInterval() function. i.e, The return value returned by setInterval() function is stored in a variable and it’s passed into the clearInterval() function to clear the interval.
For example, the below setInterval method is used to display the message for every 3 seconds. This interval can be cleared by the clearInterval() method.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 | <script> var msg; function greeting() { alert('Good morning'); } function start() { msg = setInterval(greeting, 3000); } function stop() { clearInterval(msg); } </script> |
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