Solution to: How do I cancel a setTimeout() call in Javascript?
Solution
Use clearTimeout().
Set timeout function:
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var timer = setTimeout(function() { alert('hi there') }, 5000); |
To cancel it:
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clearTimeout(timer); |
Here’s a JS Fiddle illustrate:
http://jsfiddle.net/drodrig/yfn48/
Just click the “Start Timer” link, wait 5 seconds, and you should get an alert box. Close the alert, click the “Start Timer” link again. This time click the “Stop Timer” link within the 5 seconds and you won’t see the alert box.
