# Stop

> Stops playing the Particle System using the supplied stop behaviour.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.ParticleSystemModule

## Stop(bool, ParticleSystemStopBehavior)

Stops playing the Particle System using the supplied stop behaviour.

```csharp
public void Stop(bool withChildren, ParticleSystemStopBehavior stopBehavior)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[bool]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean)): Stop all child Particle Systems as well.**** (\[ParticleSystemStopBehavior]\(/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/particlesystemstopbehavior)): Stop emitting or stop emitting and clear the system.

### Remarks

The following example creates a GUI window for manipulating a Particle System.

Additional Resources: [ParticleSystem.Play](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/particlesystem/play.md), [ParticleSystem.Pause](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/particlesystem/pause.md)

### Examples

```csharp
using UnityEngine;

public class ParticleSystemControllerWindow : MonoBehaviour
{
    ParticleSystem system
    {
        get
        {
            if (_CachedSystem == null)
                _CachedSystem = GetComponent<ParticleSystem>();
            return _CachedSystem;
        }
    }
    private ParticleSystem _CachedSystem;

    public Rect windowRect = new Rect(0, 0, 300, 120);

    public bool includeChildren = true;

    void OnGUI()
    {
        windowRect = GUI.Window("ParticleController".GetHashCode(), windowRect, DrawWindowContents, system.name);
    }

    void DrawWindowContents(int windowId)
    {
        if (system)
        {
            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
            GUILayout.Toggle(system.isPlaying, "Playing");
            GUILayout.Toggle(system.isEmitting, "Emitting");
            GUILayout.Toggle(system.isPaused, "Paused");
            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();

            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
            if (GUILayout.Button("Play"))
                system.Play(includeChildren);
            if (GUILayout.Button("Pause"))
                system.Pause(includeChildren);
            if (GUILayout.Button("Stop Emitting"))
                system.Stop(includeChildren, ParticleSystemStopBehavior.StopEmitting);
            if (GUILayout.Button("Stop & Clear"))
                system.Stop(includeChildren, ParticleSystemStopBehavior.StopEmittingAndClear);
            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();

            includeChildren = GUILayout.Toggle(includeChildren, "Include Children");

            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
            GUILayout.Label("Time(" + system.time + ")");
            GUILayout.Label("Particle Count(" + system.particleCount + ")");
            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();
        }
        else
            GUILayout.Label("No Particle System found");

        GUI.DragWindow();
    }
}
```

## Stop(bool)

Stops playing the Particle System using the supplied stop behaviour.

```csharp
public void Stop(bool withChildren)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[bool]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean)): Stop all child Particle Systems as well.

### Remarks

The following example creates a GUI window for manipulating a Particle System.

Additional Resources: [ParticleSystem.Play](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/particlesystem/play.md), [ParticleSystem.Pause](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/particlesystem/pause.md)

### Examples

```csharp
using UnityEngine;

public class ParticleSystemControllerWindow : MonoBehaviour
{
    ParticleSystem system
    {
        get
        {
            if (_CachedSystem == null)
                _CachedSystem = GetComponent<ParticleSystem>();
            return _CachedSystem;
        }
    }
    private ParticleSystem _CachedSystem;

    public Rect windowRect = new Rect(0, 0, 300, 120);

    public bool includeChildren = true;

    void OnGUI()
    {
        windowRect = GUI.Window("ParticleController".GetHashCode(), windowRect, DrawWindowContents, system.name);
    }

    void DrawWindowContents(int windowId)
    {
        if (system)
        {
            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
            GUILayout.Toggle(system.isPlaying, "Playing");
            GUILayout.Toggle(system.isEmitting, "Emitting");
            GUILayout.Toggle(system.isPaused, "Paused");
            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();

            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
            if (GUILayout.Button("Play"))
                system.Play(includeChildren);
            if (GUILayout.Button("Pause"))
                system.Pause(includeChildren);
            if (GUILayout.Button("Stop Emitting"))
                system.Stop(includeChildren, ParticleSystemStopBehavior.StopEmitting);
            if (GUILayout.Button("Stop & Clear"))
                system.Stop(includeChildren, ParticleSystemStopBehavior.StopEmittingAndClear);
            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();

            includeChildren = GUILayout.Toggle(includeChildren, "Include Children");

            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
            GUILayout.Label("Time(" + system.time + ")");
            GUILayout.Label("Particle Count(" + system.particleCount + ")");
            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();
        }
        else
            GUILayout.Label("No Particle System found");

        GUI.DragWindow();
    }
}
```

## Stop()

Stops playing the Particle System using the supplied stop behaviour.

```csharp
public void Stop()
```

### Remarks

The following example creates a GUI window for manipulating a Particle System.

Additional Resources: [ParticleSystem.Play](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/particlesystem/play.md), [ParticleSystem.Pause](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/particlesystem/pause.md)

### Examples

```csharp
using UnityEngine;

public class ParticleSystemControllerWindow : MonoBehaviour
{
    ParticleSystem system
    {
        get
        {
            if (_CachedSystem == null)
                _CachedSystem = GetComponent<ParticleSystem>();
            return _CachedSystem;
        }
    }
    private ParticleSystem _CachedSystem;

    public Rect windowRect = new Rect(0, 0, 300, 120);

    public bool includeChildren = true;

    void OnGUI()
    {
        windowRect = GUI.Window("ParticleController".GetHashCode(), windowRect, DrawWindowContents, system.name);
    }

    void DrawWindowContents(int windowId)
    {
        if (system)
        {
            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
            GUILayout.Toggle(system.isPlaying, "Playing");
            GUILayout.Toggle(system.isEmitting, "Emitting");
            GUILayout.Toggle(system.isPaused, "Paused");
            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();

            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
            if (GUILayout.Button("Play"))
                system.Play(includeChildren);
            if (GUILayout.Button("Pause"))
                system.Pause(includeChildren);
            if (GUILayout.Button("Stop Emitting"))
                system.Stop(includeChildren, ParticleSystemStopBehavior.StopEmitting);
            if (GUILayout.Button("Stop & Clear"))
                system.Stop(includeChildren, ParticleSystemStopBehavior.StopEmittingAndClear);
            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();

            includeChildren = GUILayout.Toggle(includeChildren, "Include Children");

            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
            GUILayout.Label("Time(" + system.time + ")");
            GUILayout.Label("Particle Count(" + system.particleCount + ")");
            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();
        }
        else
            GUILayout.Label("No Particle System found");

        GUI.DragWindow();
    }
}
```