Reset JavaScript Counter?

Question

I am trying to program a counter into a website via JavaScript and have found exactly what I need here: http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_timing.asp

What I am trying to do

Answer 1

As far as I understand it, you need to call clearTimeout() function to reset the counter eg:

var t = setTimeout("alert('I am displayed after 3 seconds!')", 3000);

Later you can reset it like:

clearTimeout(t);