JS

ABORT JAVASCRIPT EXECUTION

(quick guide & examples)

function demo () {   var foo = "BAR"; DO PROCESSING   return; RETURN FALSE OR UNDEFINED   foo = "ZOO"; THIS WILL NOT RUN }

RETURN UNDEFINED

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function demo () {   var foo = "BAR"; DO PROCESSING   throw new Error ("STOP"); THROW ERROR   foo = "ZOO"; THIS WILL NOT RUN }

THROW AN ERROR

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FUNCTION TO LOOP var demo = () => var foo = "BAR";

TIMER STOP

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START INTERVAL TIMER var timer = setInterval(demo, 1000);

STOP RUNNING clearInterval(timer);

CREATE WORKER var theWorker = new Worker('SCRIPT.JS');   STOP WORKER theWorker.terminate();

JAVASCRIPT WORKER

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STOP ENTIRE WINDOW FROM LOADING. NOT VERY USEFUL, BUT GOOD FOR "EMERGENCY BREAK". window.stop();

WINDOW STOP

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IMMEDIATE STOP (ABRUPT) process.abort();

NODEJS ABORT

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GRACEFUL STOP process.exit();