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

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I've got a setInterval() called in a jQuery plugin, but I want to clear it from my main page, where I don't have access to the variable that the setInterval was stored in.

Is there a way to clear all timers present on a page?

setinterval javascript
9 Answers

You can override setInterval:

window.oldSetInterval = window.setInterval;
window.setInterval = function(func, interval) {
    var interval = oldSetInterval(func, interval);
    // store it in a array for stopping? stop it now? the power is yours.
}
Isaac_Waller_7642720

No, you can't, not without the original variable.

user_1041840

The answer

for (var i = 1; i < 99999; i++)
     window.clearInterval(i);

was the one I was looking for. With a little improvement of this very simple logic, I was able to do something like this.

var i = 0;
var rotatorId;
var rotator;

rotator =  setInterval(function() {myfunction(), 3000});
rotatorId[i] = rotator;
i++;

if (rotator > 1) {
   for(i = 1; i < rotatorId.length; i++){
      clearInterval(rotatorId[i]);                      
    }                       
}
user_29719130

This worked for me.

//Setting interval
var startInterval = setInterval(function () {
 //interval code here
}, 1000);

//Clearing interval
var countInterval = startInterval != undefined ? startInterval : 0;

 for (var a = 0; a < countInterval; a++) {
  clearInterval(a);
 }
user_31009010

Inserting this code will allow the use of clearAllInterval();. When clearAllInterval(); is executed, clearInterval is applied to all running setIntervals.

window.intervallib=[];
    window.clearAllInterval=function(){
        for(i=0;i<window.intervallib.length;i++){
        clearInterval(window.intervallib[i]);
        }
        window.intervallib=[];
    }
    window.oldSetInterval = window.setInterval;
    window.setInterval = function(func, interval) {
        var id=oldSetInterval(func, interval)
        window.intervallib.push(id);
        return id;
    }

user_195610720
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