Clearing intervals in javascript/nodejs

Question

I'm trying to make the setInterval clear when a user types in the off command, how would I go about doing this? Basically, the user types the on command then then turn it off using the off command. This is a snippet of what I currently have.

bot.on('message', (message) => {

    if (message.content.startsWith(prefix + 'on')) {
        var check = setInterval(test, 5000); 

    } else if (message.content.startsWith(prefix + 'off')) {
        clearInterval(test);

    }

    function test() {
    console.log('hello');

    }
}

`check`!=`test`. Also it won't be preserved across events when declared inside the handler. — Bergi, Jul 16 '17 at 11:54

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 16 '17 at 11:55

change code to

var check=null;
bot.on('message', (message) => {    
    if (message.content.startsWith(prefix + 'on')) {
        check = setInterval(test, 5000);     
    } else if (message.content.startsWith(prefix + 'off')) {
        clearInterval(check);    
    }

    function test() {
        console.log('hello');
    }
}

Clearing intervals in javascript/nodejs

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