Caché ObjectScript Reference - InterSystems Documentation

Caché ObjectScript CommandsHANGSuspends execution for a specified number of seconds.HANG:pc hangargH:pc hangargwhere hangarg can be:hangtime,...ArgumentspchangtimeOptional — A postconditional expression.The amount of time to wait, in seconds.DescriptionHANG suspends the executing routine for the specified time period. If there are multiplearguments, Caché suspends execution for the sum of the arguments.HANG has the same minimum abbreviation (H) as the HALT command. HANG is distinguishedby its required hangtime argument.ArgumentspcAn optional postconditional expression. Caché executes the HANG command if the postconditionalexpression is true (evaluates to a non-zero numeric value). Caché does not executethe command if the postconditional expression is false (evaluates to zero). For further details,refer to Command Postconditional Expressions in Using Caché ObjectScript.hangtimeThe amount of time to wait, in seconds. This time can be expressed as any numeric expression.You can specify whole seconds as an integer, or fractional seconds using a decimal value.You can use exponentiation (**), arithmetic expressions, and other numeric operators. Youcan set hangtime to 0 (zero), in which case no hang is performed. Setting hangtime to a negativenumber is the same as setting it to 0.52 Caché ObjectScript Reference