---
category: Watch
alias: pausableWatch
---

# watchPausable

Pausable watch

::: info
This function will be removed in future version.
:::

::: tip

[Pausable Watcher](https://vuejs.org/api/reactivity-core.html#watch) has been added to Vue [since 3.5](https://github.com/vuejs/core/pull/9651), use `const { stop, pause, resume } = watch(watchSource, callback)` instead.

:::

## Usage

Use as normal the `watch`, but return extra `pause()` and `resume()` functions to control.

```ts
import { watchPausable } from '@vueuse/core';
import { nextTick, shallowRef } from 'vue';

const source = shallowRef('foo');

const { stop, pause, resume } = watchPausable(source, (v) => console.log(`Changed to ${v}!`));

source.value = 'bar';
await nextTick(); // Changed to bar!

pause();

source.value = 'foobar';
await nextTick(); // (nothing happend)

resume();

source.value = 'hello';
await nextTick(); // Changed to hello!
```

## Type Declarations

```ts
export interface WatchPausableReturn extends Pausable {
  stop: WatchStopHandle;
}
export type WatchPausableOptions<Immediate> = WatchWithFilterOptions<Immediate> &
  PausableFilterOptions;
/**
 * @deprecated This function will be removed in future version.
 */
export declare function watchPausable<
  T extends Readonly<MultiWatchSources>,
  Immediate extends Readonly<boolean> = false,
>(
  sources: [...T],
  cb: WatchCallback<MapSources<T>, MapOldSources<T, Immediate>>,
  options?: WatchPausableOptions<Immediate>,
): WatchPausableReturn;
export declare function watchPausable<T, Immediate extends Readonly<boolean> = false>(
  source: WatchSource<T>,
  cb: WatchCallback<T, Immediate extends true ? T | undefined : T>,
  options?: WatchPausableOptions<Immediate>,
): WatchPausableReturn;
export declare function watchPausable<
  T extends object,
  Immediate extends Readonly<boolean> = false,
>(
  source: T,
  cb: WatchCallback<T, Immediate extends true ? T | undefined : T>,
  options?: WatchPausableOptions<Immediate>,
): WatchPausableReturn;
/** @deprecated use `watchPausable` instead */
export declare const pausableWatch: typeof watchPausable;
```