$.PeriodicalUpdater.stop();

...gives me...

TypeError: Result of expression '$.PeriodicalUpdater.stop' [undefined] is not a function.

I've checked an double checked the owner's manual, I cannot figure out why this isn't working correctly. The error is harmless for the most part, it's just the user's browser won't stop making server calls that it no longer needs.

Thanks!

• javascript
• jquery

The doc says

The function call returns a handle. You can call .stop() on this handle in order to stop the updating and ignore any subsequent responses. If the maximum number of calls, .stop(), or the autoStop has been triggered, you can restart the updater using .restart() on the handle. This handle is also passed into the callback function as the fourth argument.

so it should be

var handle =$.PeriodicalUpdater(url, options);
handle.stop();

EDIT - after your comments, try

$.PeriodicalUpdater( url, { options, function(remoteData, success, xhr, handle){ 
  if(condition){ 
     handle.stop(); 
   } 
});

from manual

The function call returns a handle. You can call .stop() on this handle [...]

I think you must call stop() on handle.

ex:

var handle = $.PeriodicalUpdater('path',{},func);
handle.stop();