alarm
Sets an alarm.
Available in:
| Apps (win) |
Apps (char) |
Reportwriter |
RPC |
Standalone PL |
| X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Syntax
int alarm(seconds)
int seconds
Description
The alarm, when triggered, sends (raises) Ctrl-C (SIGINT) on Unix and
(SIGABRT) on Win32. The function returns the number of seconds remaining from a
previously set alarm for Unix and false (0) if not previously set, or
true (non-zero) if previously set for Win32.
|
seconds | specifies the number of seconds for which the
alarm should be set. Zero (0) turns the alarm off.
|
Example
{
int seconds;
seconds = 4;
alarm(seconds);
}