---
title: stopPeriodicEvents()
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
path: appkit/nsevent/stopperiodicevents()
---

# stopPeriodicEvents()

Stops generating periodic events for the current thread and discards any periodic events remaining in the queue.

## Declaration

```swift
class func stopPeriodicEvents()
```

## Discussion

Discussion This message is ignored if periodic events aren’t currently being generated.

## See Also

### Requesting and stopping periodic events

- [startPeriodicEvents(afterDelay:withPeriod:)](appkit/nsevent/startperiodicevents(afterdelay:withperiod:).md)