Can't stop a setInterval call

[Simon Bauman]

I've got an onload setInterval countdown setup that I can't seem to stop from a button onclick event. ...getting a "timerId not defined" error on the onclick. Any ideas on a fix?

onload :

var timerId = setInterval(
function(){
.....etc

onclick :

clearInterval(timerId);

....also tried window.clearInterval(timerId);

Thanks

[Kateryna Grynko]

Hi Simon,

You should pass 'timer' in clearInterval():preclearInterval(timer);/pre

[Simon Bauman]

That doesn't work. Why would I pass "timer" when the object is set as "timerId"?

...researching this problem, I'm thinking it's a scope issue. The onclick event is trying to access the timerId object which was defined in onload (and is not global). Any ideas on how to access objects in the onload event(s)?

Thanks

[Kateryna Grynko]

Simon,

[quote:]Why would I pass "timer" when the object is set as "timerId"?[/quote]Probably because you have just corrected your question

Make the timer variable global - declare it in custom JS code.