wait(a)

Pauses execution for specified time in seconds

Syntax

wait

(a)

a: scalar Real - number of seconds to sleep

return: none

Usage

Use this to delay execution of the next expression within a formula

Location

menu: veeos ==> Coding ==> wait

library: codeLib

Example

  // now wait for 5 seconds before continuing
  wait(5);

Notes

This is seemingly identical to the Delay object, but is a function so that it can be used in expressions. This works via a direct call to the Windows Kernel. As discussed on VRF ca. 2004 (Georg Nied et al), it can be useful for resolving CPU loading issues.

Reference

Dependencies

• importCLib used to import kernel's sleep function

Supported On

VEE 7.0+, Windows XP+

See Also