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<html><head><title>Command: WaitTimer </title><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'><link rel='stylesheet' href='../css/commands.css' type='text/css'></head><body><span class='Command'> WaitTimer (timer_variable) </span></p><span class='header'>Definition:</span> <br><br><table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='2' cellpadding='2' align='center'><tr><td>Pauses execution until the requested timer meets its value.</td></tr></table><span class='header'><br>Parameter Description:</span> <br><br><table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='2' cellpadding='2' align='center'><tr><td>timer = any valid timer variable created with the CreateTimer command.</td></tr></table><p class='header'>Command Description: <br><br><table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='2' cellpadding='2' align='center'><tr><td>Use this in conjunction with the <a href='CreateTimer.htm'>CreateTimer</a> command. This command will halt execution until the timer reaches its value. This is useful to control the execution speed of your program. Check out the CreateTime command for more.</td></tr></table><p class='header'>Example: <br><br><table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='2' cellpadding='2' align='center'><tr><td>; Create the timer to track speed<br>
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frameTimer=CreateTimer(60)<br>
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; Your main screen draw loop<br>
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While Not KeyHit(1)<br>
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WaitTimer(frameTimer) ; Pause until the timer reaches 60<br>
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Cls<br>
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; Draw your screen stuff<br>
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Flip<br>
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Wend<br>
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<br></td></tr></table><p><b><a target="_top" href="../index.htm">Index</a></b></p></body>
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