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Second Life Creation

llSleep

void llSleep(float Time)

Put script to sleep for Time seconds.

Parameters
Time (float)
Technical Details
  • Return Type: void
  • Energy: 0

The script will sleep at least until the next server-frame, which happen every (1/45 = ~0.02222) seconds under normal conditions.

If sec is zero or less, the script will not sleep at all.

Examples

Section titled “Examples”

Basic Sleep Example

Section titled “Basic Sleep Example”
default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llSay(0, "I going to take a nap for 5 seconds.");
        llSleep(5.0);
        llSay(0, "I feel so refreshed!");
    }
}

Measuring Sleep Duration

Section titled “Measuring Sleep Duration”

This example demonstrates the actual sleep duration between iterations:

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llOwnerSay("Time between sleeps:");


        integer loops = 10;
        float last_time = 0.0;


        llResetTime();
        llSleep(0.02);


        while (--loops)
        {
            float time = llGetTime();
            llOwnerSay((string)(time - last_time));
            last_time = time;
            llSleep(0.0); // Try a value above zero
        }
    }
}

Notes

Section titled “Notes”
  • The actual sleep duration may be longer than requested due to server-frame timing constraints
  • Sleeping with a value of 0.0 or less does not suspend execution
  • During sleep, the script will not process any events or execute any code

See Also

Section titled “See Also”