cancelIdleCallback

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Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The Window.cancelIdleCallback() enables you to cancel a callback previously scheduled with Window.requestIdleCallback.

SyntaxEdit

Window.cancelIdleCallback(handle)

Returns

None.

ParametersEdit

handle
The unsigned long integer returned by calling Window.requestIdleCallback.

SpecificationsEdit

Specification Status Comment
Cooperative Scheduling of Background Tasks Editor's Draft Initial definition.

Browser compatibilityEdit

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 47 ? ? ? ?

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