Pause interval button javascript
var i = 0;
this.setInterval(function() {
if(!$('#counter').hasClass('pauseInterval')) { //only run if it hasn't got this class 'pauseInterval'
console.log('Counting...');
$('#counter').html(i++); //just for explaining and showing
} else {
console.log('Stopped counting');
}
}, 500);
/* In this example, I'm adding a class on mouseover and remove it again on mouseleave. You can of course do pretty much whatever you like */
$('#counter').hover(function() { //mouse enter
$(this).addClass('pauseInterval');
},function() { //mouse leave
$(this).removeClass('pauseInterval');
}
);
/* Other example */
$('#pauseInterval').click(function() {
$('#counter').toggleClass('pauseInterval');
});