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# pause()

Pauses an event. Event handlers aren’t processed until `Event.resume()` is called. The handling process pauses in the current position of the event handler processing sequence. If the event is already paused, this method does nothing. This method throws an error if it’s called in the `"default"` phase.

## Signature

`pause()`