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clearInterval

clearInterval, setInterval

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