llSleep

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Summary

Function: llSleep( float sec );

Puts the script to sleep for sec seconds. The script will not do anything during this time.

The script will sleep at least until the next server-frame, which happen every (1/45 = ~0.02222) seconds under normal conditions.

If sec is zero or less, the script will not sleep at all.

• float sec seconds to sleep

Examples

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llSay(0, "I going to take a nap for 5 seconds.");
        llSleep(5.0);
        llSay(0, "I feel so refreshed!");
    }
}
default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llOwnerSay("Time between sleeps:");

        integer loops = 10;
        float last_time = 0.0;

        llResetTime();
        llSleep(0.02);

        while (--loops)
        {
            float time = llGetTime();
            llOwnerSay((string)(time - last_time));
            last_time = time;
            llSleep(0.0); // Try a value above zero
        }
    }
}

See Also

Events

•  timer

Functions

•  llSetTimerEvent

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function void llSleep( float sec );

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Yet in here, time holds its breath.
The mind disconnects.