Stop setInterval call in JavaScript

Question

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

I want the us

Answer 1

Declare variable to assign value returned from setInterval(...) and pass the assigned variable to clearInterval();

e.g.

var timer, intervalInSec = 2;

timer = setInterval(func, intervalInSec*1000, 30 ); // third parameter is argument to called function 'func'

function func(param){
   console.log(param);
}

// Anywhere you've access to timer declared above call clearInterval

$('.htmlelement').click( function(){  // any event you want

       clearInterval(timer);// Stops or does the work
});