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Version 13

2015-08-23, 10:10:53

Version 14

2015-08-23, 10:11:21

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