• A5_GET_EXPRESSION Function
• A5_HTML_EDITOR Function
• a5_quickimport Function
• DIAL Function
• UI_BEEP Function
• ui_color_name_get Function
• ui_display_monitor_enum Function
• ui_display_monitor_from_window Function
• ui_display_monitor_primary Function
• ui_dock_panel_show Function
• ui_dock_panel_visible Function
• ui_dock_update_void_locks Function
• UI_EDIT_CODE Function
• UI_EMAIL_SETTINGS Function
• UI_FREEZE Function
• UI_HOTSPOT_FROM_MAP Function
• ui_hotspot_get Function
• UI_HTML_MSG_BOX Function
• ui_keycode_normalize Function
• UI_MSG_BOX Function
• UI_PROMPT_NEW_SET Function
• UI_PROMPT_NEW_TABLE Function
• UI_REGEX_BUILDER Function
• UI_RUN_PROGRAM Function
• UI_SELECT_SCRIPT Function
• UI_SELECT_SCRIPT_POPUP Function
• UI_SHOW_IMAGE Function
• ui_status_info_get Function
• UI_STATUSBAR_DRAW Function
• ui_statusbar_format Function
• UI_TOOLBAR Function
• UI_YIELD Function

UI_YIELD Function

Syntax

Description

Let windows process messages.

Discussion

Use UI_YIELD() in fast running loops to provide Alpha Anywhere with time to refresh the screen display. Note : XBASIC_WAIT_FOR_IDLE() waits for the main loop to idle. The main loop is the entire Alpha Anywhere application. For example, if there are any messages that need to be processed (such as a screen repaint), the Xbasic script will wait until those messages have been processed. So for example, this will allow a screen repaint, a focus change, initializing of menus and toolbars on a form open, etc. to happen before your Xbasic script continues. UI_YIELD() is similar to XBASIC_WAIT_FOR_IDLE() , but just allows pending screen repaints to happen. It does not allow other messages (such as form activate, deactivate, change of focus etc) in the message queue to happen.

Limitations

Desktop applications only.

See Also

• User Interaction Functions