MATLAB Function Reference

pause - Halt execution temporarily

Syntax

pause
pause(n)
pause on
pause off

Description

pause, by itself, causes M-files to stop and wait for you to press any key before continuing.

pause(n) pauses execution for n seconds before continuing, where n can be any nonnegative real number. The resolution of the clock is platform specific. A fractional pause of 0.01 seconds should be supported on most platforms.

Typing pause(inf) puts you into an infinite loop. To return to the MATLAB^® prompt, type Ctrl+C.

pause on allows subsequent pause commands to pause execution.

pause off ensures that any subsequent pause or pause(n) statements do not pause execution. This allows normally interactive scripts to run unattended.

Remarks

While MATLAB is paused, the following continue to execute:

• Repainting of figure windows, block diagrams, and Java™ windows

• HG callbacks from figure windows

• Event handling from Java windows

See Also

drawnow

pathtool

pbaspect