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win32.base.messages.CheckPoint

Name Version Deprecated
CheckPoint version 1.0 no

Prototype:
null-returned CheckPoint(number seconds)

Parameters:
seconds      the number of seconds to the next checkpoint

Description:
Sets a checkpoint to avoid infinite loops. Setting the seconds parameter to 0 will disable any existing checkpoint. This function is intended to offer some protection in the debug process of an application.

Example: 
...

/* set a checkpoint to 30 seconds ... if the operation takes longer, the application will be forced to shutdown */

CheckPoint(30);

// infinite loop !

while (true); 

/* notices that we passed the checkpoint, and cancels the checkpoint ... this point is never hit ! */

CheckPoint(0);

...

Returns:
This function returns null.

Documented by Eduard Suica, generation time: Thu Oct 15 20:02:06 2009 GMT(c)2009 RadGs Software