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Time.Wait
Waits for the given number of milliseconds.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| Time | 11.2 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
MBS( "Time.Wait"; Duration ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Duration | The duration in milliseocnds. | 100 |
Result
Returns OK or error.
Description
Waits for the given number of milliseconds.You can use this to delay something on purpose. We loop and process events, so dialogs redraw and wait till time is over.
Pass 1000 for a one second delay.
This pauses execution of evaluation or a script.
To avoid you block yourself endlessly, we limit the range to 1 to 60000 microseconds = one minute maximum.
Time.Wait allows windows to draw, while Time.Sleep blocks all events for the delay.
Examples
Waits 5 milliseconds:
Let([
t1 = Get(CurrentTimeUTCMilliseconds);
r = MBS( "Time.Wait"; 5 );
t2 = Get(CurrentTimeUTCMilliseconds)
]; t1 & ¶ & t2)
See also
Release notes
- Version 11.2
- Added Time.Wait function.
Example Databases
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This function is free to use.
Created 13th April 2021, last changed 8th July 2021
