Automation Guide Action-based testing language Built-in actions Test Support actions Timing

 sleep

sleep

Description

Suspend execution for a specified period of time.

Arguments

• milliseconds

  Time to sleep (in milliseconds).

Valid contexts

This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.

Notes

• During the sleep period, the processor is released to other processes running on the system.
• This action is particularly useful in allowing the application under test time to perform any necessary actions.
• This action supports the <ignore> modifier. If the string <ignore> is present as the value of the argument, or the argument contains an expression that evaluates to <ignore>, the action is skipped during execution.

Applicable Built-In Settings

The following settings are applicable to this action: none.

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