clearInterval()
The global clearInterval() method cancels a timed, repeating action which was previously established by a call to setInterval().
Syntax
clearInterval(intervalID)
Parameters
intervalID-
The identifier of the repeated action you want to cancel. This ID was returned by the corresponding call to
setInterval().
It's worth noting that the pool of IDs used by setInterval() and setTimeout() are shared, which means you can technically use clearInterval() and clearTimeout() interchangeably. However, for clarity, you should avoid doing so.
Return value
undefinedExample
See the setInterval() examples.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard (HTML) # dom-clearinterval-dev |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
clearInterval |
1 |
12 |
1 |
4
From Internet Explorer 4 through 8,
clearInterval is an Object rather than a Function. This behavior was fixed in Internet Explorer 9. |
4 |
1 |
≤37 |
18 |
4 |
10.1 |
1 |
1.0 |
worker_support |
3 |
12 |
3.5 |
10 |
≤12.1 |
≤4 |
≤37 |
18 |
4 |
≤12.1 |
≤3 |
1.0 |
See also
- JavaScript timers
setTimeoutsetIntervalclearTimeoutWindow.requestAnimationFrame- Daemons management
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/clearInterval