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How do I clear this setInterval inside a function?

rated 0 times [ 142] [ 2] / answers: 1 / hits: 183423 / 14 Years ago, mon, may 24, 2010, 12:00:00

Normally, I’d set the interval to a variable and then clear it like var the_int = setInterval(); clearInterval(the_int); but for my code to work I put it in an anonymous function:

function intervalTrigger() {

  setInterval(function() {

    if (timedCount >= markers.length) {

      timedCount = 0;

    }



    google.maps.event.trigger(markers[timedCount], click);

    timedCount++;

  }, 5000);

};



intervalTrigger();

How do I clear this? I gave it a shot and tried var test = intervalTrigger(); clearInterval(test); to be sure, but that didn’t work.

Basically, I need this to stop triggering once my Google Map is clicked, e.g.

google.maps.event.addListener(map, click, function() {

  //stop timer

});

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answered 14 Years ago levidaylonj · Accepted Answer

The setInterval method returns a handle that you can use to clear the interval. If you want the function to return it, you just return the result of the method call:

function intervalTrigger() {

  return window.setInterval( function() {

    if (timedCount >= markers.length) {

       timedCount = 0;

    }

    google.maps.event.trigger(markers[timedCount], click);

    timedCount++;

  }, 5000 );

};

var id = intervalTrigger();

Then to clear the interval:

window.clearInterval(id);