Does a timer stil run its callback function when pause is called from outside?

Hi,

If i set a timer to have an execution period of 1 second, and I do something like this:

start(timerObject)
pause(60)
stop(timerObject)

Will the timer's callback function execute during the 60 second pause?

Answer 1

[Jan]

Simply try it:

TimerH = timer('TimerFcn', 'disp(clock)', 'Period', 1, ...
               'ExecutionMode', 'fixedSpacing', 'TasksToExecute', 10); 
start(TimerH);
pause(20);
stop(TimerH);

You see the current time appearing every second even during the pause.

[Mihai]

It certainly seems like the laziest question I've ever asked, but I didn't have access to matlab at the time! Thank you for your answer (once again).

[Jan]

You are welcome. And the question is not lazy: Writing the question and reading the answer took more time and energy than trying it by your own - when you have access to Matlab again ;-)

I was not sure also and had to try it also.