pause (MATLAB Functions)

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.

See Also

drawnow

pathtool pbaspect