<doc>
  <legacy_id>1859</legacy_id>
  <name>cantAbort</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the cantAbort of <i>stack</i> to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <stack/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>User Interaction</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <property tag="allowInterrupts">allowInterrupts Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies whether the user can halt a <glossary tag="handler">handler</glossary> with a <glossary tag="key combination">key combination</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the cantAbort of stack "Critical Functions" to true</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>cantAbort</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to prevent users from interrupting any of the <glossary tag="handler">handlers</glossary> in a <object tag="stack">stack</object>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>cantAbort</b> of a <object tag="stack">stack</object> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>cantAbort</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> of newly created <function tag="stacks">stacks</function> is set to false.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If a stack's <b>cantAbort</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to false, the user can halt a running <glossary tag="handler">handler</glossary> in the stack by pressing Control-period or Control-break (on <function tag="openStacks">Windows</function> or <glossary tag="Unix">Unix</glossary>) or Command-period (on <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS</glossary>).</p><p/><p>If the <b>cantAbort</b> is true, the user cannot interrupt a <glossary tag="handler">handler</glossary>.</p><p/><p><code/><img src="202650"/> <b>Caution!</b><code/> Before setting a stack's <b>cantAbort</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to true, make sure all <glossary tag="handler">handlers</glossary> that may be affected have been thoroughly tested. If <b>cantAbort</b> is set to true, you cannot interrupt a runaway <glossary tag="handler">handler</glossary> with the standard <glossary tag="key combination">key combination</glossary>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>