You need to create a reference to the PE, and call stop on that reference.
var pe; pe = new PeriodicalExecuter(...); ...later, in another script... pe.stop(); pe has to be a global variable, but if both the start and stop of the PE happens inside a class, it doesn't have to be entirely global. Walter On Aug 27, 2009, at 7:35 PM, plo wrote: > > Hey T.J, > > I meant that I couldn't find information for what I was trying to do > specifically. I've read the periodicalExecuter docs on the prototype > site which only demonstrates how to call the .stop() from within the > same periodicalExecutor call. > > Ideally, I'm looking to call the .stop() from another external > function. For example, I have a slideshow that automatically plays > the slides based on a call to periodicalExecutor. I'm trying to code > a user clicked stop button for this slideshow. Is this possible? > > Cheers, > Paul > > On Aug 27, 1:06 am, "T.J. Crowder" <t...@crowdersoftware.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >>> I've searched high & low for this but I haven't been able to dig >>> anything specific up about stopping the PeriodicalExecuter. >> >> Really?[1] >> >> [1]http://prototypejs.org/api/periodicalExecuter >> -- >> T.J. Crowder >> tj / crowder software / com >> Independent Software Engineer, consulting services available >> >> On Aug 26, 10:02 pm, plo <iluvsl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hey Everybody, >> >>> I've searched high & low for this but I haven't been able to dig >>> anything specific up about stopping the PeriodicalExecuter. I've >>> seen >>> many examples that stop the PeriodicalExecuter within the same line >>> that it's called, but what about from another function? For >>> example, >>> I have the PeriodicalExecuter calling another function: >> >>> new PeriodicalExecuter(function(pe) {outsideFunction();}, 3); >> >>> Is it possible to call pe.stop(); from another function? >> >>> Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> >>> Cheers. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
