The IntersectionObserver
method unobserve()
instructs the IntersectionObserver
to stop observing the specified target element.
Syntax
IntersectionObserver.unobserve(target);
Parameters
target
- The
Element
to cease observing. If the specified element isn't being observed, this method does nothing and no exception is thrown.
Return value
undefined
.
Example
This snippet simply shows an observer being created, an element being observed, and then being unobserved.
var observer = new IntersectionObserver(callback); observer.observe(document.getElementById("elementToObserve")); /* ... */ observer.unobserve(document.getElementById("elementToObserve"));
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Intersection Observer The definition of 'IntersectionObserver.unobserve()' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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unobserve | Chrome Full support 51 | Edge
Full support
15
| Firefox
Full support
55
| IE No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support 12.1 | WebView Android Full support 51 | Chrome Android Full support 51 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS Full support 12.2 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.