Clearinterval() for setinterval()

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How can I clearInterval() for all setInterval()?

I called setInterval in my page, and I don't have access to the original variable that setInterval was stored in, but I want to clear it from my page.

so how can i clear all timers present on a page?

Might I be so bold as to suggest something as radical as writing better code? — Elias Van Ootegem, Aug 21 '12 at 15:33
@j08691 In fact it's a frequently asked question, with always the same answer : override setInterval to register the handle. — Denys Séguret, Aug 21 '12 at 15:33

Matt Ball · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-21T19:21:57.357

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Clear ALL the intervals!

// This could take a while.
for (var i=0; i<2147483647; i++) clearInterval(i);

You could probably tone down that max value of i and still catch 'em all. The above code finished in my browser after only 12008757 milliseconds. That's 3.3 hours, or ~179 clearInterval()s per millisecond.

edited Aug 21 '12 at 19:21

answered Aug 21 '12 at 15:28

Matt Ball

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You just made me kill my browser :) – Denys Séguret Aug 21 '12 at 15:30
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haha +1 for this being awesome – Jamund Ferguson Aug 21 '12 at 15:33
`for(;;){}` is equivalent. No more interval running. – Denys Séguret Aug 21 '12 at 15:35
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@dystroy except that `for (var i=0; i<2147483647; i++)` _will_ eventually terminate. – Matt Ball Aug 21 '12 at 15:36
@MattBall Oh, that's the perfect solution then. Thanks for the update, I'm glad I didn't wait :) I'm curious of the implementation of intervals, it's possible to do so many things in 1/179 seconds... – Denys Séguret Aug 21 '12 at 19:30

Clearinterval() for setinterval()

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