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FileSystemObserver: disconnect() method

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The disconnect() method of the {{domxref("FileSystemObserver")}} interface stops the observer observing the file system.

Syntax

js-nolint
disconnect()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None ({{jsxref('undefined')}}).

Examples

Stop observing the file system

Assuming a FileSystemObserver instance is available, you can call the disconnect() method on it when you want to stop observing changes to the file system entry:

js
observer.disconnect();

Specifications

Not currently part of a specification. See https://github.com/whatwg/fs/pull/165 for the relevant specification PR.

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also