cancelTimeout

Cancels a previously set timeout action with the specified name.

Field Configurations

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"params"	Object	undefined	null

Parameters

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"async"	Boolean	Specifies whether the action should perform asynchronously.	null
"background"	Boolean,String	Specifies whether this is a background timeout.	false
"name"	String	The name of the timeout.	null

Inherited

From Base Action

Base Action

Field Configurations

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"dynamicParams"	Object	Dynamic params to retrieve data from a specific context e.g. a userSetting.	null
"leadingDelimiter"	String	The leading mustache delimiter to use.	null
"params"	Object,Array	Object containing the properties of the action.	null
"trailingDelimiter"	String	The trailing mustache delimiter to use.	null
"type"	String	Type name of the action.	null

Examples

Example 1: Cancel a timeout

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Goal: Create a cancelTimeout action terminating a previously set timeout.

To achieve this the following code can be used:

{
  "type": "cancelTimeout",
  "params": {
    "name": "laterMessage",
    "background": true
  }
}

The name parameter specifies which timeout is to be canceled.