Is there a way to clear all JavaScript timers at once?

Question

Im building an automatic refreshing comment section for my website using jQuery .load. So I am using a javascript \'setTimeout\' timer to check for new comments.

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Answer 1

There's no general function in javascript that allows you to clear all timers. You will need to keep track of all timers you create. For this you could use a global array:

var timers = [];
...
// add a timer to the array
timers.push(setTimeout(someFunc, 1000));
...
// clear all timers in the array
for (var i = 0; i < timers.length; i++)
{
    clearTimeout(timers[i]);
}