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Version 16

2015-08-25, 20:14:05

Version 17

2015-08-25, 20:15:39

Idiom #45 Pause execution for 5 seconds

Sleep for 5 seconds in current thread, before proceeding with next instructions.

Idiom #45 Pause execution for 5 seconds

Sleep for 5 seconds in current thread, before proceeding with next instructions.

Imports 
import "dart:async";
Imports 
import "dart:async";
Code 
int compuation() async {
  // ... before ...
  await new Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds : 5));
  // ... after ...
}
Code 
await new Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds : 5));
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Waiting makes sense in asynchronous code. It's not done that often, and there is no simple primitive for it.

This will not pause the *thread*, but will delay the rest of the current async function.
Comments bubble
Waiting makes sense in asynchronous code. It's not done that often, and there is no simple primitive for it.

This will not pause the *thread*, but will delay the rest of the current async function.