Question

I was wondering if there is any possibility through which one can reset the timeout of an AJAX request through an ‘external’ control. For example, let’s say I have the following:

jQuery.fn.worker = function worker() {
    $.get('/home/GetData', function (data) {
        // Manipulate retrieved data
    });
    setTimeout(worker, 30000);
};

Would it be possible to have, let’s say, a button through which I could reset the worker’s timeout?

Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

Assuming you make the timer available globally, you can use clearTimeout(timer).

var timer = setTimeout(worker, 30000); // create
clearTimeout(timer);  // clear