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window.clearTimeout()

Syntax



window.clearTimeout(timeout)

The clearTimeout() method clears the timeout passed to the method.

The timeout has to be previously defined using the setTimeout() method.



<html>
    <head>
    <script language="JavaScript">
    <!--
    function showTime(){
      myTime = new Date();
      myString = myTime.getHours() + ":" + myTime.getMinutes() + ":";
      myString += myTime.getSeconds();
      document.myForm.myText.value = myString;
    }
    function stopTime(){
      window.clearTimeout(myTimeout);
    }
    var myTimeout = window.setTimeout("showTime()", 1000)
    -->
    </script>
    </head>
    <body>
    <form name="myForm">
      <input type=TEXT size=20 value="" name="myText">
      <input type=BUTTON value="Clear Timeout" onClick="stopTime()">
    </form>
    </body>
    </html>