I'm using setIntervals
within an each()
function like so
$(".elements").each(function() {
setInterval(function() {
}, 1000);
});
Obviously a setIntervals is created for each element.
My question is: How do I clear all the setIntervals when I no longer need them? I have tried storing the setInterval in a variable and call window.clearInterval(int)
, but that only clears the last setInterval since each variable is overridden.
When you set an interval, you get a pointer to it:
var myInterval = setInterval(function(){}, 4000);
If you want to cancel an interval, you do the following:
clearInterval(myInterval);
So, for what you want to do, you would do the following:
var intervals = [];
$(".elements").each(function() {
var i = setInterval(function() {
}, 1000);
intervals.push(i);
});
Then if you need to cancel them all you can do this:
intervals.forEach(clearInterval);
That should do it for you.