PauseThread()

Syntax

PauseThread(Thread)

Pauses the execution of the specified thread, previously created with CreateThread(). The thread can be resumed with ResumeThread().

Parameters

Thread

The thread to pause. This value is returned by CreateThread().

Return value

None.

Example

  Procedure PrintStuff(*Dummy)
    For i = 0 To 10
      PrintN(".")
      Delay(200)
    Next
  EndProcedure
  
  If OpenConsole()
    thread = CreateThread(@PrintStuff(), 0)
    If thread
      Delay(100)
      PauseThread(thread)
      For i = 0 To 10
        PrintN("A")
        Delay(50)
      Next
      
      ; Resume thread and give it enough time to complete
      ResumeThread(thread)
      Delay(3000)
    EndIf
  EndIf

See Also

ResumeThread(), CreateThread()

Supported OS

All