Cancels a timed, repeating action which was previously established by a call to setInterval().
Syntax
window.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
Example
See the setInterval() example.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'clearInterval()' in that specification. |
Living Standard |