jQuery | clearQueue() with Examples

The clearQueue() method removes all items from the queue that have not yet been run. Note that when a function has started to run, it runs until it is completed.
Syntax:

$(selector).clearQueue(name);

Here “selector” is the selected element.
Parameter: It accepts a parameter “name” which is the name of the function.
Return Value: It returns the selected element with removed function.

jQuery code to show the working of clearQueue() method:

Code #1:
In the below code, animation method is cleared.

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<html>
  
<head>
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js">
    </script>
    <script>
        <!-- jQuery code to demonstrate clearQueue method -->
        $(document).ready(function() {
            <!-- click button to start animation -->
            $("#b1").click(function() {
                $("div").animate({
                    height: 200
                }, 2000);
                $("div").animate({
                    width: 200
                }, 2000);
                $("div").animate({
                    height: 100
                }, 2000);
                $("div").animate({
                    width: 100
                }, 2000);
                $("div").animate({
                    height: 200
                }, 2000);
                $("div").animate({
                    width: 200
                }, 2000);
                $("div").animate({
                    height: 100
                }, 2000);
                $("div").animate({
                    width: 100
                }, 2000);
            });
            <!-- button to stop animation -->
            $("#b2").click(function() {
                $("div").clearQueue();
            });
        });
    </script>
    <style>
        div {
            background: green;
            height: 100px;
            width: 100px;
        }
          
        button {
            margin-top: 10px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
  
<body>
    <div></div>
    <!-- click on this button to start the animation -->
    <button id="b1">Start !</button>
    <!-- click on this button to stop the animation at 
             given situation -->
    <button id="b2">Stop !</button>
</body>
  
</html>

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Output:

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After clicking the “Start !” and after some time “Stop !” button-




        
          
          
          
        

            

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<html> 


  


<head> 


    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/ 


              jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script> 


    <script> 


        <!-- jQuery code to demonstrate clearQueue method -->


        $(document).ready(function() { 


            $(".b1").click(function() { 


                $("p").animate({ 


                    borderRightWidth: "5px" 


                }); 


                $("p").animate({ 


                    borderTopWidth: "5px" 


                }); 


                $("p").animate({ 


                    borderLeftWidth: "5px" 


                }); 


                $("p").animate({ 


                    borderBottomWidth: "5px" 


                }); 


            }); 


            $(".b2").click(function() { 


                $("p").clearQueue(); 


            }); 


        }); 


    </script> 


    <style> 


        p { 


            display: block; 


            width: 150px; 


            border: 1px solid green; 


            padding: 10px; 


        } 


    </style> 


</head> 


  


<body> 


    <p>This is a paragraph.</p> 


    <!-- click on this button to start the animation -->


    <button class="b1">Start</button> 


    <!-- click on this button to stop the animation  


            at given situation -->


    <button class="b2">Stop</button> 


</body> 


  


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Output:

Before clicking any button-




After clicking the “Start !” and after some time “Stop !” button-





          
          
          
          

            

    

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