Window: clearImmediate() method

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This method clears the action specified by window.setImmediate.

Syntax

clearImmediate(immediateID)

Parameters

immediateID: The ID returned by window.setImmediate.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

let immediateID = setImmediate(() => {
  // Run some code
});

document.getElementById("button").addEventListener(() => {
  clearImmediate(immediateID);
});

Specifications

Not part of any current specifications. The Efficient Script Yielding specification is no longer being worked on.