poll | |
Type | glossary |
Dictionary | LCS |
Library | LiveCode Script |
Synonyms | poll,polling,polled |
Related | Glossary: mouse button, message |
Description | To repeatedly check a status (such as whether the mouse button is down or whether a process has completed). (Polling is usually considered a less desirable technique than sending a message when the status changes, because it takes more processing time to repeatedly check the status and can slow down other programs on the system.) |