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Reference for unit 'Classes' (#rtl)

TThread.Sleep

Prevent thread execution

Declaration

Source position: classesh.inc line 1664

public class procedure TThread.Sleep(

aMilliseconds: Cardinal

);

Sleep blocks the execution of the thread for aMilliseconds. This function simply calls sysutils.sleep

In difference with TThread.SpinWait, a thread switch may occur during the sleep.

SysUtils.Sleep		Suspend execution of a program for a certain time.
TThread.SpinWait		Prevent thread execution in a spin-wait loop