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Name  

delay()

   
Examples   
int pos = 0; 
void loop() { 
  background(204); 
  pos++; 
  line(pos, 20, pos, 80); 
  if(pos > width) { 
    pos = 0; 
  } 
  delay(250);  // Stops the program for 250 milliseconds 
}
Description   Forces the program to stop running for a specified time. Delay time are specified in thousandths of a second. The function call delay(3000) will stop the program for three seconds.
   
Syntax   
delay(milliseconds)
   
Parameters  
milliseconds   int: specified as milliseconds (there are 1000 milliseconds in 1 second)
   
Returns   None
   
Usage   Web & Application
   
   
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