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>