Sys.sleep
Sleep for a Specified Period
Description
Suspends engine execution for the specified number of seconds.
Usage
Sys.sleep(time)
Arguments
| time |
a positive numeric value. The number of seconds to sleep.
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Details
This function makes the engine suspend execution for the specified
number of seconds. Note that the actual time spent in this function
might be longer due to other system activities.
Value
returns invisible NULL.
Examples
# sleep for three seconds
Sys.sleep(3)
# sleep for 1/10 of a second
Sys.sleep(0.1)