Stop setInterval call in JavaScript

setInterval() returns an interval ID, which you can pass to clearInterval():

var refreshIntervalId = setInterval(fname, 10000);

/* later */
clearInterval(refreshIntervalId);

See the docs for setInterval() and clearInterval().

If you set the return value of setInterval to a variable, you can use clearInterval to stop it.

var myTimer = setInterval(...);
clearInterval(myTimer);

You can set a new variable and have it incremented by ++ (count up one) every time it runs, then I use a conditional statement to end it:

var intervalId = null;
var varCounter = 0;
var varName = function(){
     if(varCounter <= 10) {
          varCounter++;
          /* your code goes here */
     } else {
          clearInterval(intervalId);
     }
};

$(document).ready(function(){
     intervalId = setInterval(varName, 10000);
});

I hope that it helps and it is right.

Already answered... But if you need a featured, re-usable timer that also supports multiple tasks on different intervals, you can use my TaskTimer (for Node and browser).

// Timer with 1000ms (1 second) base interval resolution.
const timer = new TaskTimer(1000);

// Add task(s) based on tick intervals.
timer.add({
    id: 'job1',         // unique id of the task
    tickInterval: 5,    // run every 5 ticks (5 x interval = 5000 ms)
    totalRuns: 10,      // run 10 times only. (omit for unlimited times)
    callback(task) {
        // code to be executed on each run
        console.log(task.name + ' task has run ' + task.currentRuns + ' times.');
        // stop the timer anytime you like
        if (someCondition()) timer.stop();
        // or simply remove this task if you have others
        if (someCondition()) timer.remove(task.id);
    }
});

// Start the timer
timer.start();

In your case, when users click for disturbing the data-refresh; you can also call timer.pause() then timer.resume() if they need to re-enable.

See more here.

In nodeJS you can you use the "this" special keyword within the setInterval function.

You can use this this keyword to clearInterval, and here is an example:

setInterval(
    function clear() {
            clearInterval(this) 
       return clear;
    }()
, 1000)

When you print the value of this special keyword within the function you outpout a Timeout object Timeout {...}

Why not use a simpler approach? Add a class!

Simply add a class that tells the interval not to do anything. For example: on hover.

var i = 0; this.setInterval(function() { if(!$('#counter').hasClass('pauseInterval')) { //only run if it hasn't got this class 'pauseInterval' console.log('Counting...'); $('#counter').html(i++); //just for explaining and showing } else { console.log('Stopped counting'); } }, 500); /* In this example, I'm adding a class on mouseover and remove it again on mouseleave. You can of course do pretty much whatever you like */ $('#counter').hover(function() { //mouse enter $(this).addClass('pauseInterval'); },function() { //mouse leave $(this).removeClass('pauseInterval'); } ); /* Other example */ $('#pauseInterval').click(function() { $('#counter').toggleClass('pauseInterval'); }); body { background-color: #eee; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; } #counter { width: 50%; background: #ddd; border: 2px solid #009afd; border-radius: 5px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; transition: .3s; margin: 0 auto; } #counter.pauseInterval { border-color: red; }

I've been looking for this fast and easy approach for ages, so I'm posting several versions to introduce as many people to it as possible.