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blinkRate

Type​

property

Summary​

Specifies the interval in milliseconds between the time the insertion point blinks on and the time it blinks off.

Syntax​

set the blinkRate to <blinkDelayInMilliseconds>

Description​

Use the blinkRate property to control how fast the text insertion point blinks.

The blinkRate should be a multiple of the idleRate.

Examples​

set the blinkRate to 1000
if the blinkRate &gt; 400 then set the borderColor to red

Value​

NameTypeDescription

value

The blinkRate is an integer between 1 and 65535. By default, the blinkRate is 200 (one-fifth of a second).

glossary: property, insertion point

keyword: integer

property: idleRate, syncRate, typingRate

function: milliseconds

Compatibility and Support​

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile

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