Unit 'Crt' Package
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Delay

Delay program execution.

Declaration

Source position: crth.inc line 95

procedure Delay(

  MS: Word

);

Description

Delay waits a specified number of milliseconds. The number of specified seconds is an approximation, and may be off a lot, if system load is high.

Errors

None

See also

Sound

  

Sound system speaker.

NoSound

  

Stop system speaker.

Example

Program Example15;
uses Crt;

{ Program to demonstrate the Delay function. }
var
  i : longint;
begin
  WriteLn('Counting Down');
  for i:=10 downto 1 do
   begin
     WriteLn(i);
     Delay(1000); {Wait one second}
   end;
  WriteLn('BOOM!!!');
end.

Documentation generated on: Nov 24 2024