---
name: "CursesW.halfDelay"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "libkaya-ncursesw-dev"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/CursesW.halfDelay"
---

# CursesW.halfDelay(3kaya)

Enable half-delay mode

## NAME

CursesW::halfDelay - Enable half-delay mode

## SYNOPSIS

**Void halfDelay(** *Int tenths* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**tenths** Time to wait for input, in tenths of a second (must be between 1 and 255)

## DESCRIPTION

Enable half-delay mode. Half-delay mode is similar to cbreak mode, but if no key is pressed within the specified delay, then the input function will fail with an error.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**CursesW.cbreakMode (3kaya)**