Tcl_Sleep(3tcl)

Tcl_Sleep(3)         Tcl Library Procedures          Tcl_Sleep(3)

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NAME

     Tcl_Sleep - delay execution  for  a  given  number  of  mil-
     liseconds

SYNOPSIS

     #include <tcl.h>

     Tcl_Sleep(ms)

ARGUMENTS

     int ms (in)          Number of milliseconds to sleep.
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DESCRIPTION

     This procedure delays the calling process by the  number  of
     milliseconds  given  by  the  ms parameter and returns after
     that time has elapsed.  It is typically used for things like
     flashing a button, where the delay is short and the applica-
     tion need not do anything while it waits.  For longer delays
     where  the application needs to respond to other events dur-
     ing the delay, the procedure  Tcl_CreateTimerHandler  should
     be used instead of Tcl_Sleep.

KEYWORDS

     sleep, time, wait

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