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6.2.137. wait
suspends the current process for specified time
SYNOPSIS
wait(1000)
SYNTAX
wait(Ticks) (i)
ARGUMENTS
integer(Ticks) (i) suspends the process using the current priority time
DESCRIPTION
Suspends the current process for a certain time specified by Ticks in ticks of the current priority timer. As PROLOG processes usually run at low priority, a tick will take about 64 micro seconds. A second takes exactly 15625 ticks. After the specified time the process will be rescheduled.
EXAMPLE
write("Please wait..."),nl,
for(1,10,X),
wait(15000), % wait about a second
write(X),nl,
X = 10.
ERRORS
No runtime errors.
LAYERS
prolog-process, client-server, object
RELATED PREDICATES
(none)
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