Do something every 5 seconds and the code to stop it. (JQuery)

Question

How can I repeat a function doSomething() every 5 seconds.

I also need code that will make it stop doing it.

And code to on-the-fly adjust the f

Answer 1

Use

setInterval

Calls a function repeatedly, with a fixed time delay between each call to that function.

for repeated action and

clearInterval

Cancels repeated action which was set up using setInterval().

to stop that