{"id":114,"date":"2023-08-25T17:22:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T17:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/api.jquery.com\/?p=114"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:34:21","slug":"clearQueue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/api.jquery.com\/clearQueue\/","title":{"rendered":".clearQueue()"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"clearQueue1\" class=\"entry method\"><h2 class=\"section-title\">\n<span class=\"name\">.clearQueue(  [queueName ] )<\/span><span class=\"returns\">Returns: <a href=\"http:\/\/api.jquery.com\/Types\/#jQuery\">jQuery<\/a><\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"desc\"><strong>Description: <\/strong>Remove from the queue all items that have not yet been run.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"signatures\"><li class=\"signature\">\n<h4 class=\"name\">\n<span class=\"version-details\">version added: <a href=\"\/category\/version\/1.4\/\">1.4<\/a><\/span><a id=\"clearQueue-queueName\" href=\"#clearQueue-queueName\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><\/span>.clearQueue(  [queueName ] )<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n<ul><li id=\"clearQueue-queueName-queueName\">\n<div><strong>queueName<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Type: <a href=\"http:\/\/api.jquery.com\/Types\/#String\">String<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div>A string containing the name of the queue. Defaults to <code>fx<\/code>, the standard effects queue.<\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"longdesc\" id=\"entry-longdesc\">\n    <p>When the <code>.clearQueue()<\/code> method is called, all functions on the queue that have not been executed are removed from the queue. When used without an argument, <code>.clearQueue()<\/code> removes the remaining functions from <code>fx<\/code>, the standard effects queue. In this way it is similar to <code>.stop(true)<\/code>. However,  while the <code>.stop()<\/code> method is meant to be used only with animations, <code>.clearQueue()<\/code> can also be used to remove any function that has been added to a generic jQuery queue with the <code>.queue()<\/code> method. <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<section class=\"entry-examples\" id=\"entry-examples\"><header><h2>Example:<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"entry-example\" id=\"example-0\">\n<p>Empty the queue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"syntaxhighlighter xml\">\n\t<table>\n\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"gutter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n1\">1<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n2\">2<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n3\">3<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n4\">4<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n5\">5<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n6\">6<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n7\">7<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n8\">8<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n9\">9<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n10\">10<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n11\">11<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n12\">12<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n13\">13<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n14\">14<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n15\">15<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n16\">16<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n17\">17<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n18\">18<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n19\">19<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n20\">20<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n21\">21<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n22\">22<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n23\">23<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n24\">24<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n25\">25<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n26\">26<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n27\">27<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n28\">28<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n29\">29<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n30\">30<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n31\">31<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n32\">32<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n33\">33<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n34\">34<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n35\">35<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n36\">36<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n37\">37<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n38\">38<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n39\">39<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n40\">40<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n41\">41<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n42\">42<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n43\">43<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n44\">44<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n45\">45<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n46\">46<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n47\">47<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n48\">48<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n49\">49<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n50\">50<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n51\">51<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n52\">52<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n53\">53<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n54\">54<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n55\">55<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n56\">56<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n57\">57<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n58\">58<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n59\">59<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n60\">60<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n61\">61<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line n62\">62<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<td class=\"code\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<pre><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-meta\">&lt;!doctype <span class=\"hljs-meta-keyword\">html<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">html<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">lang<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"en\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">head<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">meta<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">charset<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"utf-8\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">title<\/span>&gt;<\/span>clearQueue demo<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">title<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">style<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"css\"><\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">div<\/span> {<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">margin<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">3px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">width<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">40px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">height<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">40px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">position<\/span>: absolute;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">left<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">0px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">top<\/span>: <span class=\"hljs-number\">30px<\/span>;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">background<\/span>: green;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">display<\/span>: none;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">div<\/span><span class=\"hljs-selector-class\">.newcolor<\/span> {<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attribute\">background<\/span>: blue;<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">style<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">src<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"https:\/\/code.jquery.com\/jquery-4.0.0.js\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">head<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">body<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">button<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">id<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"start\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span>Start<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">button<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">button<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-attr\">id<\/span>=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"stop\"<\/span>&gt;<\/span>Stop<span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">button<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">div<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span>&gt;<\/span><span class=\"javascript\"><\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>$( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"#start\"<\/span> ).on( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"click\"<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">function<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\"><\/span>) <\/span>{<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> myDiv = $( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"div\"<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  myDiv.show( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"slow\"<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  myDiv.animate({<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attr\">left<\/span>:<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"+=200\"<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }, <span class=\"hljs-number\">5000<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  myDiv.queue(<span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">function<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\"><\/span>) <\/span>{<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> that = $( <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">this<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    that.addClass( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"newcolor\"<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    that.dequeue();<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  });<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  myDiv.animate({<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-attr\">left<\/span>:<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"-=200\"<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  }, <span class=\"hljs-number\">1500<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  myDiv.queue(<span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">function<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\"><\/span>) <\/span>{<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> that = $( <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">this<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    that.removeClass( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"newcolor\"<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>    that.dequeue();<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  });<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  myDiv.slideUp();<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>});<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>$( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"#stop\"<\/span> ).on( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"click\"<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">function<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\"><\/span>) <\/span>{<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">var<\/span> myDiv = $( <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"div\"<\/span> );<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  myDiv.clearQueue();<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>  myDiv.stop();<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code>});<\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">script<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code> <\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">body<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><code><span class=\"hljs-tag\">&lt;\/<span class=\"hljs-name\">html<\/span>&gt;<\/span><\/code><\/div><\/div><\/pre>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<h4>Demo:<\/h4>\n<div class=\"demo code-demo\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remove from the queue all items that have not yet been 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