FpSleep
Suspend process for several seconds
Declaration
Source position: bunxh.inc line 44
function FpSleep(seconds: cuint) : cuint;
Description
FpSleep suspends the process till a time period as specified in seconds has passed, then the function returns. If the call was interrupted (e.g. by some signal) then the function may return earlier, and the return value is the remaining time till the end of the intended period.
If the function returns without error, the return value is zero.
See also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| fpAlarm | Schedule an alarm signal to be delivered |
| fpNanoSleep | Suspend process for a short time |
| fpPause | Wait for a signal to arrive |
Example
program example73;
{ Program to demonstrate the FpSleep function. }
uses BaseUnix;
Var
Res : Longint;
begin
Write('Sleep returned : ');
Flush(Output);
Res:=(fpSleep(10));
Writeln(res);
If (res<>0) then
Writeln('Remaining seconds : ',res);
end.