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`pause`

Pause execution

Usages

`pause`

`state = pause`

The first statement pauses the execution.
The second statement returns the current state and does not pause the execution.

`pause(n)`

`state = pause(n)`

The first statement pauses the execution for n seconds. The execution will resume automatically when the time is up.
The second statement returns the current state and does not perform pausing.

`pause('query')`

`state = pause('query')`

Both statements return the current pause state.

`pause(newState)`

`state = pause(newState)`

Both statements set the pause state to newState.
The second statements returns the current state as well.
newState should be either 'on' or 'off', whose meanings are described in the table below:

State	Description
`on`	Calling `pause` or `pause(n)` will pause the execution of the currently running program.
`off`	Calling `pause` or `pause(n)` will have no effect.

Discussions

When the executed is paused, the user can tap the "Play" button shown below to resume the execution.

unpause