busy

Type

constant

Summary

Equivalent to the number 6.

Syntax

busy

Description

Use the busy constant to set the cursor to a rotating beachball shape, suitable for showing the progress of lengthy operations.

The busy cursor is a rotating beach ball. Each time you use the statement set the cursor to busy, the beach ball advances in its rotation. For example, the following statements cause the cursor to appear to spin as long as the repeat loop is running:

    repeat until someCondition is true
        set the cursor to busy -- spins a bit further
        doSomething -- insert whatever you want the loop to do here
    end repeat

The following two statements are equivalent:

    set the cursor to busy
    set the cursor to 6

However, the first is easier to read and understand in LiveCode.

Important

If you use the busy cursor or other standard cursors in your application, you must include it when you create your standalone. Make sure the "Cursors" option on the Inclusions section on the General screen of the Standalone Application Settings window is checked.

note

This does not bring up the busy symbol on mobile devices. To bring up the busy indicator on Android or iOS use the mobileBusyIndicatorStart command.

Examples

set the cursor to busy

Related

command: constant, mobileBusyIndicatorStart

constant: watch, six

control structure: repeat

glossary: Standalone Application Settings, cursor, standalone application, loop

property: cursor

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile