# Pause

> Pauses the looping animation on the referenced wire without clearing it.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [Unity.GraphToolkit.Editor.GraphVisualization](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor

## Pause(WireReference)

Pauses the looping animation on the referenced wire without clearing it.

```csharp
public void Pause(WireReference wire)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[WireReference]\(/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization/wirereference)): The wire on which to pause the animation.

### Remarks

Freezes the flow animation at its current segment offset while keeping the wire's customization (dashed pattern, width, opacity) applied. Call [GraphMotion.Play](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization/graphmotion/play.md) again on the same wire to resume the animation at the requested speed. If you pause a wire that has no active animation there is no visible effect. Throws ArgumentException when `wire` doesn't correspond to a wire in the current [Context](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization/context.md).

### Examples

```csharp
WireReference wire = context.GetWireReference(outputPortID, inputPortID);
context.Motion.Play(wire);
// Pause the animation; call Play again to resume.
context.Motion.Pause(wire);
```

## Pause(TransitionReference)

Pauses the looping animation on the referenced transition without clearing it.

```csharp
public void Pause(TransitionReference transition)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[TransitionReference]\(/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization/transitionreference)): The transition on which to pause the animation.

### Remarks

Freezes the animation at its current segment offset while keeping the transition's customization (dashed pattern, width, opacity, color) applied. Call [GraphMotion.Play](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization/graphmotion/play.md) again on the same transition to resume the animation at the requested speed. Throws ArgumentException when `transition` doesn't correspond to a transition in the current [Context](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization/context.md).

### Examples

```csharp
TransitionReference transitionRef = context.GetTransitionReference(transitionID);
context.Motion.Play(transitionRef);
// Pause the animation; call Play again to resume.
context.Motion.Pause(transitionRef);
```

## Pause(NodeReference)

Pauses the looping animation on the referenced node's accent without hiding it.

```csharp
public void Pause(NodeReference node)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[NodeReference]\(/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization/nodereference)): The node on which to pause the animation.

### Remarks

Freezes the looping animation at its current state and keeps the accent bar visible on the node. Call [GraphMotion.Play](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization/graphmotion/play.md) again to resume the animation at the requested speed. If you pause a node that has no active animation there is no visible effect. Throws ArgumentException when `node` doesn't correspond to a node in the current [Context](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization/context.md).

### Examples

```csharp
NodeReference nodeRef = context.GetNodeReference(nodeID);
context.Motion.Play(nodeRef, animationSpeed: 1f);
// Pause the animation; call Play again to resume.
context.Motion.Pause(nodeRef);
```

## Pause(StateReference)

Pauses the looping animation on the referenced state's accent without hiding it.

```csharp
public void Pause(StateReference state)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[StateReference]\(/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization/statereference)): The state on which to pause the animation.

### Remarks

Freezes the looping animation at its current state and keeps the accent bar visible on the state. Call [GraphMotion.Play](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization/graphmotion/play.md) again to resume the animation at the requested speed. If you pause a state that has no active animation there is no visible effect. Throws ArgumentException when `state` doesn't correspond to a state in the current [Context](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unity/graphtoolkit/editor/graphvisualization/context.md).

### Examples

```csharp
StateReference stateRef = context.GetStateReference(stateID);
context.Motion.Play(stateRef, animationSpeed: 1f);
// Pause the animation; call Play again to resume.
context.Motion.Pause(stateRef);
```