Window clearTimeout() Method

clearTimeout()The method cancels the previous timeout set by callingsetTimeout()Established timeout.

The ID value returned by setTimeout() is used as the parameter for the clearTimeout() method.

Note:To be able to use the clearTimeout() method, a variable must be used when creating the timeout method:

t = setTimeout("javaScript function", milliseconds);

Then, if the function has not been executed yet, you can stop the execution by calling the clearTimeout() method:

clearTimeout(t);

Syntax:

window.clearTimeout(var)

Example

var t;
function myFunc() {
　　　t = setTimeout(function(){ alert("Hello world"); },　2000);
}
function myStopFunc() {
　　　clearTimeout(t);
}

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the clearInterval() method:

Method
clearTimeout()	1	1	4	1	4

Parameters	Description
var	setTimeout()The Name of the Timer Returned by the Method

Return Value:	None

Click the 'Start Counting' button below to start the timer. Click the 'Stop Counting' button to stop counting:

Window (Window) Reference:setTimeout() Method

Window (Window) Reference:setInterval() Method

Window (Window) Reference:clearInterval() Method