{Jquery} On mousedown disable timer, Possible?

[sven_paul]

Hi i have a timer which is set to execute a function every 3 seconds, id like to know if it's possible to diable the timer function every time the mousBtn is held (mousedown), and on mouseup enable the timer again, and how can i do this?

var timerFunc = setInterval( loadPos, 3000 );

[oesxyl]

Originally Posted by sven_paul

Hi i have a timer which is set to execute a function every 3 seconds, id like to know if it's possible to diable the timer function every time the mousBtn is held (mousedown), and on mouseup enable the timer again, and how can i do this?

var timerFunc = setInterval( loadPos, 3000 );

not tested:

var timer = null;
$('button selector').mouseup(function(){
   timer = setInterval( loadPos, 3000 );
});
$('button selector').mousedown(function(){
   if(timer){
      clearInterval(timer);
   }
});

best regards