Clearinterval() - MACROMEDIA FLASH MEDIA SERVER 2-SERVER-SIDE ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

clearInterval()

Availability
Flash Communication Server MX 1.0.
Usage
clearInterval(intervalID)
Parameters
A unique ID returned by a previous call to the method.
intervalID setInterval()
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method (global); cancels a time-out that was set with a call to the method.
setInterval()
Example
The following example creates a function named and passes it to the
callback
method, which is called every 1000 milliseconds and outputs the message
setInterval()
"interval called." The method returns a unique identifier that is assigned to
setInterval()
the variable . The identifier allows you to cancel a specific call.
intervalID setInterval()
In the last line of code, the variable is passed to the method to
intervalID clearInterval()
cancel the call:
setInterval()
function callback(){
trace("interval called");
}
var intervalID;
intervalID = setInterval(callback, 1000);
// sometime later
clearInterval(intervalID);
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