Extensions.EventHandling.Sleep

Classification

Name	Sleep
Short Description	Suspends the current thread
Class	Action
Extension	OTX EventHandling extension
Group	EventHandling related actions
Exceptions	OutOfBoundsException
Checker Rules	-
Standard Compliant	Yes

OTL Syntax

EventHandling.Sleep(NumericTerm timeOut);

Description

The OTX Sleep activity suspends the current thread for the specifies amount of time in milliseconds. This can be useful for waiting on an external application or task. It does not cause CPU usage during the pause.

Properties

Name	Data Type	Class	Default	Cardinality	Description
TimeOut	Numeric	Term	-	[1]	This element specifies an Integer value that is interpreted as a time in milli-seconds to wait. Float values shall be truncated.

OTL Examples

/// Local Declarations

Integer Integer1;
EventHandling.EventSource EventSource1;

/// Flow

Integer1 = 12;
EventSource1 = EventHandling.MonitorChangeEventSource(Integer1);

parallel
{
	lane
	{
		EventHandling.WaitForEvent({EventSource1});
	}
	lane
	{
		EventHandling.Sleep(500);
		Integer1 = 13;
	}
}

See also

WaitForEvent
CloseEventSource