Question

I have a website and a script with a for loop which uses the variable (i);

So, the loop looks like this:

var i;
for(i=start_n;i<=end_n;i++){
//function to execute
}

So, I need a function which can intercept for loop and stop it immediately when a ‘Stop’ button is clicked.

I tried the following functions:

1st:

$('#btnStop').click(function(){
i=end_n;
});

2nd:

$('#btnStop').click(function(){
stopLoading = true;
});

for(i=start_n;i<=end_n;i++){
if(stopLoading==true){break;}
//function to execute
}

Neither of them worked. So, is there any way to intercept that for loop and stop it?

Answer 1

Have you tried setInterval instead of for loop ?

Ex.:

var interval = setInterval(function(){ /*do something many times*/}, 99);
$('#stop').click(function(){ clearInterval(interval); });