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JavaScript Interview Question: How do you cancel API requests in JavaScript? Answer: Using AbortController. Example: 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 = 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳() 𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩("/𝘢𝘱𝘪/𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢", {  𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭: 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳.𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭 }) // 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳.𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘵() Explanation: AbortController allows you to cancel ongoing requests. Useful for: 1. search inputs (cancel previous queries) 2. component unmount 3. preventing race conditions Without it, outdated responses may overwrite newer data. Follow-up: Have you ever faced race condition bugs in API calls? #javascript #WebDevelopment #AsyncProgramming #FrontendDevelopment

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