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How to Stop setInterval() Call in JavaScript

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How to Stop setInterval() Call in JavaScript

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mhmadesk
2022-05-19
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Use the clearInterval() Method

The setInterval() method returns an interval ID which uniquely identifies the interval. You can pass this interval ID to the global clearInterval() method to cancel or stop setInterval() call.

Let's try out the following example to understand how it basically works:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>JavaScript Stop setInterval() Call</title>
</head>
<body>
    <p>Press start/stop button to start/stop setInterval() call.</p>
    <button type="button" id="startBtn">Start</button>
    <button type="button" id="stopBtn">Stop</button>
    <div id="myDiv"></div>

    <script>
    var intervalID;

    // Function to call repeatedly 
    function sayHello(){
        document.getElementById("myDiv").innerHTML += '<p>Hello World!</p>';
    }
    
    // Function to start setInterval call
    function start(){
        intervalID = setInterval(sayHello, 1000);
    }

    // Function to stop setInterval call
    function stop(){
        clearInterval(intervalID);
    }

    document.getElementById("startBtn").addEventListener("click", start);
    document.getElementById("stopBtn").addEventListener("click", stop);
    </script>
</body>
</html>

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