Sleep
Sleeps the current thread for the specified duration in millisecons
Method Signature
Sleep(duration=[long])Arguments
Argument
Type
Required
Description
Default
duration
long
true
The amount of time, in milliseconds to sleep the thread
Examples
Sleep for 5 seconds
Outputs the current date/time, sleeps for 5 seconds, then outputs the current date/time again.
<bx:script>
writeOutput( now() );
writeOutput( "<br />" );
sleep( 5000 );
writeOutput( now() );
</bx:script>
Additional Examples
bx:timer label="Sleep for 1 second" type="inline" {
sleep( 1000 );
}
// Sleep for 1 second: 1000ms
writeOutput( "<br>" );
bx:timer label="Sleep for 2.5 seconds" type="inline" {
sleep( 2500 );
}
// Sleep for 2.5 seconds: 2500ms
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