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WAIT KEY

This instruction allows you to wait for any key to be pressed key on the keyboard. If the keyword RELEASE is appended, the instruction will wait for the release of the key, as well.

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SYNTAX

 WAIT KEY [RELEASE]


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  • id : identifier
  • type : datatype
  • v : value
  • "..." : string
  • [...] : optional

EXAMPLE

 WAIT KEY


ABBREVIATION: WtKy

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In order to reduce space you can use this abbreviation for this instruction: 

WAIT KEY ↔ WtKy

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