// A pause() method for debugging 
// by Dan Hyde March 29, 2002
// Use AFTER a debugging System.out.println() to force a thread to wait.
// Recall that printing is done in a separate thread.  Therefore,
// a runtime error AFTER a System.out.println() may occur before the 
// message is printed.

import java.io.*; 

class TestPause {

    TestPause ()
    {
    }

    void pause()
    // pause and wait for a Return key
    {
       String reply;
       try {
	   BufferedReader in =
	       new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

	   System.out.print("Pausing...  Hit Return key to continue: " );
	   reply = in.readLine();
       }
       catch (IOException e){
	   System.err.println("Bad I/O " + e);
       }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args){
	
	TestPause  app = new TestPause ();

	app.pause();  // use to test pause()
    }
}