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Asked: 2026-06-17T17:15:08+00:00

I am never exactly sure when ajax-loaded.html is going to be generated (could be

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I am never exactly sure when ajax-loaded.html is going to be generated (could be 1 second or 10 seconds), so I use setInterval to constantly call example_ajax_request(). That way when it does become available it shows up (within a second).

Question- How do I call myStopFunction() so that when example_ajax_request() actually does load ajax-loaded.html, setInterval stops?

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<div id="example-placeholder">
<p>Placeholding text</p>
</div>

  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
  <script>
    var myVar=setInterval(function(){example_ajax_request()},1000);
    function example_ajax_request() {
        $('#example-placeholder').html('<p><img src="ajax-loader.gif"  /></p>');
        $('#example-placeholder').load("ajax-loaded.html");
    }

    function myStopFunction(){
        clearInterval(myVar);
    }
  </script>

</body>
</html>
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  1. Editorial Team

    You should probably use the load callback to clear the interval.

    $('#example-placeholder').load("ajax-loaded.html", function () {
   myStopFunction();
});

    Polling every second is bad and You should use the error callback to retry with a retryCount.

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