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Sleep(ms)

Last updated September 29, 2003
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Nathan Strutz                                     Nathan Strutz

Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion MX | Library: UtilityLib

 
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Description:
This function causes the current java thread, ( the current CFMX page request) to go to sleep for a specified number of milliseconds. Not tested with CF5. Found in Pete Freitag's blog (cfm.blogspot.com).

Return Values:
Returns nothing.

Example:

<!---
There will be a 2 second delay...
<cfflush>
<cfset Sleep(2000)>
done waiting!
--->

Parameters:

Name Description Required
ms Number of miliseconds to sleep. Yes

Full UDF Source:

<cfscript>
/**
* Causes the current request to wait for a specified amount of time.
*
* @param ms      Number of miliseconds to sleep. (Required)
* @return Returns nothing.
* @author Nathan Strutz (mrnate@hotmail.com)
* @version 1, September 29, 2003
*/

function sleep(ms) {
    var thread = createObject("java", "java.lang.Thread");
    thread.sleep(ms);
}
</cfscript>

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