cocos2d/cocos2d-x stopping particle system gracefully

Question

Is there a way to stop a particle system gracefully -- ie. I call stop, and the particles dissipate naturally, no new particles are generated.

Answer 1

I use ParticleSystemQuad. So, to stop particles emitting, I set

particle->stopSystem();
particle->setAutoRemoveOnFinish(true);

It stops the particle emission and then, after disappearing last particle, auto removes particle system.