jQuery stop() with Examples

jQuery Web Development Front End Technology

The stop() method in jQuery is used to stop an animation before it ends.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

$(selector).stop(stopAll,goToEnd);

Above, stopAll clears all animation, whereas gotoEnd is used to specify whether to complete the current animation immediately or not.

Example

Let us now see an example to implement the jQuery stop() method −

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
   $(document).ready(function(){
      $(".button1").click(function(){
         var div = $("div");
         div.animate({height: 250}, "slow");
         div.animate({left: "+=200",top: "+=100" }, "slow");
         div.queue(function(){
            div.dequeue();
         });
         div.animate({height: 150}, "slow");
         div.animate({left: "10",top: "100" }, "slow");
         $(".button2").click(function(){
            $("div").stop();
         });
      });
   });
</script>
<style>
div {
   width:150px;
   height:150px;
   position:absolute;
   left:10px;
   top:100px;
   background-color:orange;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<button class="button1">Begin</button>
<button class="button2">Stop</button>
<div></div>
</body>
</html>