Please enable JavaScript to view this site.

Suspends task execution for the specified number of seconds.

Syntax

dwell (real val)

val

Number of seconds to wait.

If a negative number is used, the Instruction will not suspend program execution (equivalent to dwell(0))

Validity

Task

Note

Example of use:

; the task is suspended for 5 seconds

dwell(5)

; the task is suspended for half a second

dwell(0.5)

; the task is suspended for a number of seconds equal to the value

; contained in the real register rr(23)

dwell(rr(23))

 
  

Keyboard Navigation

F7 for caret browsing
Hold ALT and press letter

This Info: ALT+q
Page Header: ALT+h
Topic Header: ALT+t
Topic Body: ALT+b
Contents: ALT+c
Search: ALT+s
Exit Menu/Up: ESC