[jQuery] Re: How to clear setTimeout?

[Guy Fraser]

Sean O wrote:
>       $("input").keyup(function(){
>               var self = this;
>               var upd = setTimeout( function() {
>                       updateField( $(self) );  // function outside $ scope to 
> update field
> contents in dB
>               },6000);
>       });
>   

The "upd" var will only be available in your function - nothing outside 
can see it.

You need to define the var "upd" outside that function...

var upd;
$(..).keyup(function(){
 ...
 upd = setTimeout (....
});