# Stop previous AJAX requests?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stop-previous-ajax-requests/106531>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 11, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stop-previous-ajax-requests/106531 "2007-06-11T18:47:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stop-previous-ajax-requests/106531/1 "2007-06-11T18:47:32Z")

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I have a quick search field, where as you type it runs a search. All  
that I care about is the last search being run. Is it possible to kill  
previous AJAX requests so it can jump ahead to the last one?

Thanks for your help.