Is It Possible to Stop Javascript Execution? [Duplicate]

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Is It Possible in Some Way to Stop or Terminate Javascript in a Way That It Prevents Any Further Javascript-Based Execution from Occuring, Without Reloading...

Is It Possible to Stop Javascript Execution? [Duplicate]

Is it possible in some way to stop or terminate JavaScript in a way that it prevents any further JavaScript-based execution from occuring, without reloading the browser?

I am thinking of a JavaScript equivalent of exit() in PHP.

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Short answer:

throw new Error("Something went badly wrong!");

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