jQuery clearQueue() Method

Last Updated : 18 Nov, 2022

The jQuery clearQueue() method removes all items from the queue that have not yet been run. Note that when a function has started to run, it runs until it is completed.

Syntax:

$(selector).clearQueue(name);

Here “selector” is the selected element.

Parameter: It accepts a parameter “name” which is the name of the function.

jQuery examples to show the working of clearQueue() method:
Example 1: In the below code, animation method is cleared.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <script src= 
"https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"> 
    </script> 
    <script> 
        < !--jQuery code to demonstrate clearQueue method-- > 
            $(document).ready(function () { 
    < !--click button to start animation-- > 
                    $("#b1").click(function () { 
                        $("div").animate({ 
                            height: 200 
                        }, 2000); 
                        $("div").animate({ 
                            width: 200 
                        }, 2000); 
                        $("div").animate({ 
                            height: 100 
                        }, 2000); 
                        $("div").animate({ 
                            width: 100 
                        }, 2000); 
                        $("div").animate({ 
                            height: 200 
                        }, 2000); 
                        $("div").animate({ 
                            width: 200 
                        }, 2000); 
                        $("div").animate({ 
                            height: 100 
                        }, 2000); 
                        $("div").animate({ 
                            width: 100 
                        }, 2000); 
                    }); 
    < !--button to stop animation-- > 
                    $("#b2").click(function () { 
                        $("div").clearQueue(); 
                    }); 
            }); 
    </script> 
    <style> 
        div { 
            background: green; 
            height: 100px; 
            width: 100px; 
        } 
  
        button { 
            margin-top: 10px; 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <div></div> 
    <!-- click on this button to start the animation -->
    <button id="b1">Start !</button> 
    <!-- click on this button to stop the animation at 
            given situation -->
    <button id="b2">Stop !</button> 
</body> 
  
</html>

Output:

Example 2: In this example, the border will expand

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <script src= 
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> 
    </script> 
    <script> 
        < !--jQuery code to demonstrate clearQueue method-- > 
            $(document).ready(function () { 
                $(".b1").click(function () { 
                    $("p").animate({ 
                        borderRightWidth: "5px" 
                    }); 
                    $("p").animate({ 
                        borderTopWidth: "5px" 
                    }); 
                    $("p").animate({ 
                        borderLeftWidth: "5px" 
                    }); 
                    $("p").animate({ 
                        borderBottomWidth: "5px" 
                    }); 
                }); 
                $(".b2").click(function () { 
                    $("p").clearQueue(); 
                }); 
            }); 
    </script> 
    <style> 
        p { 
            display: block; 
            width: 150px; 
            border: 1px solid green; 
            padding: 10px; 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <p>This is a paragraph.</p> 
    <!-- click on this button to start the animation -->
    <button class="b1">Start</button> 
    <!-- click on this button to stop the animation 
            at given situation -->
    <button class="b2">Stop</button> 
</body> 
  
</html>