Window: cancelAnimationFrame() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

Thewindow.cancelAnimationFrame() method cancels ananimation frame request previously scheduled through a call towindow.requestAnimationFrame().

Syntax

cancelAnimationFrame(requestID)

Parameters

requestID: The ID value returned by the call towindow.requestAnimationFrame()that requested the callback.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

const start = document.timeline.currentTime;let myReq;function step(timestamp) {  const progress = timestamp - start;  d.style.left = `${Math.min(progress / 10, 200)}px`;  if (progress < 2000) {    // it's important to update the requestId each time you're calling requestAnimationFrame    myReq = requestAnimationFrame(step);  }}myReq = requestAnimationFrame(step);// the cancellation uses the last requestIdcancelAnimationFrame(myReq);