Wait for Condition

Description

Wait until a condition becomes true or a timeout occurs. If the wait times out before the condition becomes true, issue an error message and (optionally) stop the experiment.

Signature

action/wait_for_condition

Required Parameters

condition

Condition expression

timeout

Timeout duration (microseconds)

Optional Parameters

timeout_message

Error message to report if the wait times out. If omitted, a default message is used.

To include the values of variables or arbitrary expressions in the message, you can use variable and expression interpolation (e.g. x = $x, y = ${y}, x+y = $(x+y)).

stop_on_timeout

Default

YES

If true, stop the experiment if the wait times out

Placement

Allowed at top level:

No

Allowed parent:

Block, Conditionally Execute Actions (if), List, Protocol, Render Actions, Repeat Actions (while), Schedule Actions, Task System State, Trial, Unconditionally Execute Actions (else), Variable