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

You could use setTimeout() for this.

http://www.w3schools.com/htmldom/met_win_settimeout.asp