how can i stop and start setInterval on focus and blur.....!! suppose i have a textarea i want to stop setInvterval on textarea focus and restart setInvterval on textarea blur with jquery
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              You have to store the timer id of the interval when you start it, you will use this value later to stop it, using the clearInterval function:
$(function () {
  var timerId = 0;
  $('textarea').focus(function () {
    timerId = setInterval(function () {
      // interval function body
    }, 1000);
  });
  $('textarea').blur(function () {
    clearInterval(timerId);
  });
});
                  CMS
                   2009-12-02 07:16:23
                
              I'm going to bed. Otherwise I am going to keep answering the same questions you answer... haha! +1 for a great answer.
                  Doug Neiner
                   2009-12-02 07:18:47
                
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            Store the return of setInterval in a variable, and use it later to clear the interval.
var timer = null;
$("textarea").blur(function(){
    timer = window.setInterval(function(){ ... whatever ... }, 2000);
}).focus(function(){
    if(timer){
       window.clearInterval(timer);
       timer = null
    }
});
                  Doug Neiner
                   2009-12-02 07:17:22
                
              
                +1 
                A: 
                
                
              setInterval returns an id that you can use to cancel the interval with clearInterval()
                  Roy Tang
                   2009-12-02 07:17:58