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wait
wait [for] posInteger [ticks] wait [for] posInteger seconds wait until trueOrFalse wait while trueOrFalse The wait command causes HyperCard to pause before executing the rest of a handler, either for a specific length of time, until a specified condition becomes true, or while a specified condition remains true. If you do not specify
seconds as the unit of time, HyperCard uses ticks. (One tick equals one-sixtieth of a second.) Examples
wait 7
wait for 7
wait 7 ticks
wait for 7 ticks
wait for 1 second
wait 3 seconds
wait until the mouse is up
wait until the mouseLoc is within the rect of button 1
wait until the sound is done
wait while the commandKey is down
wait while the mouseLoc is within the rect of button 1
wait until the mouseClick
Demo Script
on waitUntilTheMouse
set the cursor to arrow
show bkgnd field "demo field"
displayMessage "Click the mouse to continue . . ."
wait until the mouseClick
hide bkgnd field "demo field"
end waitUntilTheMouse
Placeholders
posIntegerAn expression that evaluates to a positive integer.
For example:
3
67 mod 13
the number of bg fields
the number of backgrounds
the number of cards div 2
background, bkgnd, button, card, chunk, field, menu, and menuItem trueOrFalse
Any expression that evaluates to the HyperTalk and AppleScript constants
true or false. For example:
true
false
the hilite of bg btn "Yes"
fld "Zip" contains "95014"
the short name of this stack is "Fred"
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