timer

timer(interval,expr,val)

:: Compute an expression under the interval timer.

return

result

interval

interval (second)

expr

expression to be computed

val

a value to be returned when the timer is expired

• timer() computes an expression under the interval timer. If the computation finishes within the specified interval, it returns the result of the computation. Otherwise it returns the third argument.
• The third argument should be distinguishable from the result on success.

[0] load("cyclic");
1
[10] timer(10,dp_gr_main(cyclic(7),[c0,c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6],1,1,0),0);
interval timer expired (VTALRM)
0
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