Purpose
Idle handles will run the given callback once per loop iteration, right before the prepare handles.
new_idle¶
uv.new_idle()
Initialize the handle.
Parameters
none
Examples
local idle_handle = uv.new_idle()
idle_start¶
uv.idle_start( idle_handle, callback )
Start the handle with the given callback.
Parameters
Name | Details |
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idle_handle | The idle handle. |
callback | A callback function. |
Examples
uv.idle_start( idle_handle, function() print( 'idlin' ) end )
idle_stop¶
uv.idle_stop( idle_handle )
Stop the handle, the callback will no longer be called.
Parameters
Name | Details |
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idle_handle | The idle handle. |
callback | A callback function. |
Examples
uv.idle_stop( idle_handle )
See also¶
The following API functionality applies to all handles: