How can I programmatically pause an NSTimer?

Question

I\'m using an NSTimer to do some rendering in an OpenGL based iPhone app. I have a modal dialog box that pops up and requests user input. While the user is providing input

Answer 1

The easiest way I managed to do it was like this:

-(void) timerToggle{
    if (theTimer == nil) {
        float theInterval = 1.0/30.0;
        theTimer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:theInterval target:self selector:@selector(animateBall:) userInfo:nil repeats:YES];
    } else {
        [theTimer invalidate];
        theTimer = nil;
    }
}