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<concept id="GUID-2D8093D7-58A8-59CD-96EF-5B0AAE029478" xml:lang="en"><title>Using

Lock()</title><shortdesc>Explains how to use the <codeph>Lock()</codeph> function to delay

the events.</shortdesc><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>

<p>We can ask for a timer event to occur at a particular twelfth in the next

second using the <codeph>Lock()</codeph> function.</p>

<codeblock id="GUID-E6153332-DB58-55CF-959D-E3D5DC3FD47D" xml:space="preserve">...

TRequestStatus stat;

TTimerLockSpec lockspec;

RTimer timer;

...

timer.Lock(lockspec,stat)

...</codeblock>

<p>The current time is A seconds + B milliseconds, then </p>

<codeblock id="GUID-DF7B584A-9D21-55A1-883A-1CEA54B733DE" xml:space="preserve">Lock(EThreeOclock, stat);</codeblock>

<p>will complete at C seconds + 3/12 milliseconds, where C=A, if B&lt;3/12milliseconds

or C=A+1.</p>

</conbody></concept>