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<DIV><SPAN class=094133613-25042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>No, it
will just fall through. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=094133613-25042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>timer:sleep(0) is equivalent to </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=094133613-25042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>receive</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=094133613-25042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>after
0 -> ok</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>end</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=094133613-25042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>There
is nothing to wait for, so the process won't sleep.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=094133613-25042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=094133613-25042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ulf
W</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-erlang-questions@erlang.org
[mailto:owner-erlang-questions@erlang.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Yani
Dzhurov<BR><B>Sent:</B> den 25 april 2006 14:35<BR><B>To:</B>
erlang-questions@erlang.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> process
sleeps<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi
guys,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I wondered whether timer:sleep(0)
would cause a process to sleep or it will just pass it
?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For instance if I have spawned
process with fun();<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">fun()-><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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bar(),<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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baz(),<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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timer:sleep(0),<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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bar().<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Would the process sleep after
baz(), or not ?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">10x,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">yani<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>