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Tcl_Sleep(3)                               Tcl Library Procedures                               Tcl_Sleep(3)



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NAME
       Tcl_Sleep - delay execution for a given number of milliseconds

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 application needn't do anything while it waits.  For longer delays where
       the application needs to respond to other events during the delay, the procedure  Tcl_CreateTimerHan-dler Tcl_CreateTimerHandler
       dler should be used instead of Tcl_Sleep.


KEYWORDS
       sleep, time, wait



Tcl                                                  7.5                                        Tcl_Sleep(3)