Sometimes, we want to use setInterval and clearInterval with JavaScript.
In this article, we’ll look at how to use setInterval and clearInterval with JavaScript.
How to use setInterval and clearInterval with JavaScript?
To use setInterval and clearInterval with JavaScript, we call clearInterval to clear the repeating timer with the timer ID which is returned by setInterval.
For instance, we write
const handle = setInterval(drawAll, 20);
//...
clearInterval(handle);
to call setInterval with the drawAll function and 20 milliseconds to call drawAll every 20 milliseconds.
And then we call clearInterval with the handle to clear the timer returned by setInterval.
Conclusion
To use setInterval and clearInterval with JavaScript, we call clearInterval to clear the repeating timer with the timer ID which is returned by setInterval.
