javascript - reset Timer of setInterval() -

 var timer;  chat.client.addmessage = function (data) {      cleartimeout(timer);      test2(data);  };  timer = setinterval(function () {      console.log("working");      test1();  }, 5000);   

i trying restart timer when ever chat.client.addmessage executed.setinterval executed after every 5000ms until chat.client.addmessage executed when ever method executed setinterval function stops executing . appreciated:)

you need use clearinterval instead of cleartimeout cleartimeout inverse of settimeout. can use in same manner:

clearinterval(timer);