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Window: stop() method

The window.stop() stops further resource loading in the current browsing context, equivalent to the stop button in the browser.

Because of how scripts are executed, this method cannot interrupt its parent document's loading, but it will stop its images, new windows, and other still-loading objects.

Syntax

js

stop()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js

window.stop();

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
stop 1 14 1 No ≤12.1 3 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0

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