# Pause function **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 30, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185 "2003-07-30T21:43:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![earph](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/earph/32/79_2.png) [@earph](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/earph)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185/1 "2003-07-30T21:43:38Z")
I’ve got this pause function, but I’m unable to clearInterval, I’ve tried everything. I’d like to know if someone had a pause function that was a little simpilar than the one below. //SET PAUSE FUNCTION //======================================= function pause(t, v) { t.interval = setInterval(unPause, v, t); t.stop(); } ``` function unPause(t) { clearInterval(t.interval); t.play(); } ``` // PAUSE THIS MOVIE //================================= pause(this, 3000) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185/2 "2003-07-30T21:48:43Z")
are you just trying to make a movie clip stop when you press a button, then unstop when you press it again? or do you want it to be on a timer? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185/3 "2003-07-30T21:50:28Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185/4 "2003-07-30T21:52:23Z")
I’d like for it to pause when it hits a certain frame, then continue after it’s ran through the “pause”. The above code works fine for one pass through. Problem is, if I click buttons to jump to a new section, the interval won’t clear. I’ve tried putting the clearInterval() everywhere… on the buttons, in the same frames, other frames, beginning of movies, etc. Nothing works. I just figured I’d try another pause method and see if I could get it to work. Anyways… just “pause on the frame”. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185/5 "2003-07-30T22:00:24Z")
I found this one: ======================================== this.stop(); pause = function () { play(); clearInterval(stall); } stall = setInterval(pause, 10000); ========================================= Would anyone mind explaining to me how it works? Thanks!! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185/6 "2003-07-30T22:07:18Z")
On whatever frame you place that script on, it will pause it for 10 seconds. 10000 = 10 seconds ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185/7 "2003-07-30T22:18:21Z")
I think I understand… Thanks for all the help… I think I got this figured out! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185/8 "2003-07-31T20:25:58Z")
OK OK… everything is working good with the above pause function, but I can’t get it to cancel. I’m putting clearInterval(name); in the frame right after the pause, but it’s not canceling the pause. Do I need to add something to it? Lost… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185/9 "2003-07-31T20:32:51Z")
Isn’t it suppose to be: ```auto clearInterval(stall); ``` Since that’s what it was called in the pause script above? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185/10 "2003-07-31T20:32:57Z")
Nevemind guys… I was smoking crack and putting the wrong name in the clearInterval(name); ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185/11 "2003-07-31T20:35:49Z")
Right… I was putting: clearInterval (stall); but for some reason it wasent’ clearing, so I put, clearInterval (pause); which refers to the function… and it worked somehow… oh well, as long as it works. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-function/27185/12 "2003-07-31T20:41:15Z")
Sorry to screw this thread up… but, actually neither one of those clearInterval() are working. They actually don’t stop working until my movie is loaded into a blank MC on the \_root. Would that have anything to do with it?