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# PetscDrawSetPause
Sets the amount of time that program pauses after a `PetscDrawPause()` is called.
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdraw.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscDrawSetPause(PetscDraw draw, PetscReal lpause)
```
Logically Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***draw -*** the drawing object
- ***lpause -*** number of seconds to pause, -1 implies until user input, -2 pauses only on the `PetscDrawDestroy()`
## Options Database Key
- ***-draw_pause value -*** set the time to pause
## Note
By default the pause time is zero unless the -draw_pause option is given
during PetscDrawCreate().
## See Also
`PetscDraw`, `PetscDrawGetPause()`, `PetscDrawPause()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/sys/classes/draw/interface/dpause.c
## Examples
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex68.c
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