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 real number. The resolution of the clock is platform specific. A fractional pause of 0.01 seconds should be supported on most platforms.

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