Can clearInterval() be called inside setInterval()?

Question

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              var checked = $(\'#status_table tr [id^=\"monitor_\"]:checked\');
                if (checked.index()===-1 ||checked.         


        

Answer 1

Yes you can. You can even test it:

var i = 0;
var timer = setInterval(function() {
  console.log(++i);
  if (i === 5) clearInterval(timer);
  console.log('post-interval'); //this will still run after clearing
}, 200);

In this example, this timer clears when i reaches 5.