Stop the loop condition in setTimeout javascript function

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var t;

function start()
{
   t=setTimeout('call',1000);
}

function call()
{
while(true)
{
...
...
}
}

Some condition i should stop the function call loop. So i am using clearTimeout(t). But its not working. The while loop is still continue. So how to stop the while loop.

Posted 27-Jan-12 1:42am

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Updated 27-Jan-12 1:51am

Rajesh Anuhya

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Not Active · Answer 1 · 2012-01-27T02:32:00

Your while loop will always continue because you are using TRUE. clearTimeout makes no difference because the function has already been called and the while loop is processing. You need to use some other comparison; something like this.

JavaScript

var continue = true;
while(continue)
{
  if(stop loop)
     continue = false;
}