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What is the purpose of clearInterval method

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The clearInterval() function is used in javascript to clear the interval which has been set by setInterval() function. i.e, The return value returned by setInterval() function is stored in a variable and it’s passed into the clearInterval() function to clear the interval.

For example, the below setInterval method is used to display the message for every 3 seconds. This interval can be cleared by the clearInterval() method.

javascript
1<script>
2  var msg;
3  function greeting() {
4  alert('Good morning');
5  }
6  function start() {
7  msg = setInterval(greeting, 3000);
8
9  }
10
11  function stop() {
12  clearInterval(msg);
13  }
14  </script>

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