JavaScript | clearTimeout() & clearInterval() Method

Last Updated : 26 Jul, 2019

Prerequisite: setTimeout() and setInterval()

clearTimeout()
The clearTimeout() function in javascript clears the timeout which has been set by setTimeout()function before that.

setTimeout() function takes two parameters. First a function to be executed and second after how much time (in ms).
setTimeout() executes the passed function after given time. The number id value returned by setTimeout() function is stored in a variable and it’s passed into the clearTimeout() function to clear the timer.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <title>
        HTML | DOM Windows clearTimeout() method
    </title>
</head>
  
<body>
  
    <button id="btn" onclick="fun()" style="color: blue;">
        GeeksForGeeks</button>
    <button id="btn" onclick="stop()">Stop</button>
    <script>
        var t;
  
        function color() {
            if (document.getElementById('btn').style.color == 'blue') {
                document.getElementById('btn').style.color = 'green';
            } else {
                document.getElementById('btn').style.color = 'blue';
            }
  
        }
  
        function fun() {
            t = setTimeout(color, 3000);
  
        }
  
        function stop() {
            clearTimeout(t);
        }
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>

Explanation:
The GeeksForGeeks button color changes after 3 seconds for just one time. Click on Stop before 3 seconds after clicking GeeksForGeeks button to clear Timeout.

clearInterval()
The clearInterval() function in javascript clears the interval which has been set by setInterval() function before that.

setInterval() function takes two parameters. First a function to be executed and second after how much time (in ms).
setInterval() executes the passed function for the given time interval. The number id value returned by setInterval() function is stored in a variable and it’s passed into the clearInterval() function to clear the interval.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <title>
        HTML | DOM Windows clearInterval() method
    </title>
</head>
  
<body>
    <button id="btn" onclick="fun()" style="color: blue;">
        GeeksForGeeks</button>
    <button id="btn" onclick="stop()">Stop</button>
    <script>
        var t;
  
        function color() {
            if (document.getElementById('btn').style.color == 'blue') {
                document.getElementById('btn').style.color = 'green';
            } else {
                document.getElementById('btn').style.color = 'blue';
            }
  
        }
  
        function fun() {
            t = setInterval(color, 3000);
  
        }
  
        function stop() {
            clearInterval(t);
        }
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>

Explanation:
In this example, the GeeksForGeeks color changes and stays the same for every 3 seconds, after that it changes again. Click on Stop to clear the interval.

Supported Browser: The browser supported by clearTimeout() & clearInterval() Method are listed below:

Google Chrome 1.0
Internet Explorer 4.0
Firefox 1.0
Opera 4.0
Safari 1.0

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