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RunScheduledTask
RunScheduledTask[expr]
schedules and starts a task that will repeatedly evaluate expr once per second.
RunScheduledTask[expr, time]
schedules and starts a task that will repeatedly evaluate expr every time seconds.
RunScheduledTask[expr, {time}]
schedules and starts a task that will evaluate expr once after time seconds.
RunScheduledTask[expr, {time, count}]
schedules and starts a task that will try evaluating expr once every time seconds up to count times.
RunScheduledTask[expr, timespec, start]
schedules a task that will automatically start at start time.
DetailsDetails
- RunScheduledTask returns a ScheduledTaskObject expression representing the started task.
- RunScheduledTask[x] is effectively equivalent to StartScheduledTask[CreateScheduledTask[x]].
- The start is taken to be the absolute time when the task is activated.
- The first evaluation of expr will occur time seconds after it is activated.
- If two tasks are scheduled to evaluate at the same time, the one added later will execute first.
- A scheduled task does not require a notebook front end to work.
- By default, if the time necessary to evaluate expr is larger than time, the next pending evaluation is skipped.
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Basic Examples (11)Basic Examples (11)
The timer fires off at the end of the specified three-second interval:
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Perform an action the specified number of times:
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Create a task that will be activated 5 seconds from the current time and will print 1 second later:
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Specify a date to activate the task:
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Front end versus kernel clocks:
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Create a task with random wait periods:
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Create a task that restarts evaluation as soon as it finishes:
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Create a task that runs only once and removes itself after finishing:
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Create a task that removes itself once a condition is met:
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Create a task that removes itself when an external variable is changed:
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Cause the task to be stopped and removed:
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Control evaluation in the scheduled task by changing an external variable:
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Pause the evaluation without stopping the task:
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