# clearInterval

#### Availability

Flash Player 6.

#### Usage

    clearInterval( intervalID )

#### Parameters

`intervalID` An object returned from a call to the`setInterval` function.

#### Returns

Nothing.

#### Description

Action; clears a call to the `setInterval` function.

#### Example

The following example first sets and then clears an interval call:

    function callback() {
            trace("interval called");
    }
    var intervalID;
    intervalID = setInterval( callback, 1000 );

    // sometime later
    clearInterval( intervalID );

#### See also

    setInterval