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

Old question, but I just wrote a lightweight utility class to accomplish exactly what OP is looking for.

https://github.com/codeslaw/CSPausibleTimer

Supports repeating timers as well. Hope it comes in handy!