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HB_IdleSleep()

Halts idle task processing for a number of seconds.

Syntax

HB_IdleSleep( <nSeconds> ) --> NIL

Arguments

<nSeconds>

This is a numeric value specifying the number of seconds to wait until idle task processing resumes.

Return

The return value is always NIL.

Description

Function HB_IdleSleep() defines a time interval in seconds during which idle task processing is paused. Idle tasks are executed again after <nSeconds> seconds have elapsed.

Info

See also:	HB_BackGroundAdd(), HB_IdleAdd(), HB_IdleState(), HB_IdleSleepMSec(), HB_IdleWaitNoCPU()
Category:	Background processing , xHarbour extensions
Source:	rtl\idle.c
LIB:	xhb.lib
DLL:	xhbdll.dll