Stop setInetval call in JavaScript

Question

I am using setInterval(fname, 10000); to call a function every 10 seconds using javascript. Is it possible to stop calling it on some event?

I want the user to be able to stop the repeated refresh of data.

Answer 1

setInterval() returns a interval ID, which you can pass to clearInterval():

var refreshIntervalId = setInterval(fname, 10000);

/* later */

clearInterval(refreshIntervalId);

If you want more information see the docs of setInterval() and clearInterval()

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