proc_status (EVENT name)

Checks how many instances of a given function are running.

Parameters:

name = the name of the function.

Returns:

0 = function not running.
>0 = number of instances running.

Speed:

Medium

Remarks:

The wait_for macro uses proc_status() as a convenient way to check whether a function is finished (see example). It is defined in acknex.h:

#define wait_for(function)   while (proc_status(function)) wait(1)

Example:

myfunction(myparameter);  // call a function with many wait()s (one instance only) 
wait_for(myfunction);     // wait until myfunction is finished (lite-C only)

See also:

function, wait, proc_late