busy

Equivalent to the number 6.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

busy

# Examples

set the cursor to busy

# Description

Use the busy constant to set the cursor to a rotating beachball shape, suitable for showing the progress of lengthy operations.

The busy cursor is a rotating beach ball. Each time you use the statement set the cursor to busy, the beach ball advances in its rotation. For example, the following statements cause the cursor to appear to spin as long as the repeat loop is running:

repeat until someCondition is true set the cursor to busy -- spins a bit further doSomething -- insert whatever you want the loop to do here end repeat

The following two statements are equivalent:

set the cursor to busy set the cursor to 6

However, the first is easier to read and understand in LiveCode.

>*Important:* If you use the busy cursor or other > standard cursors in your application, you must > include it when you create your standalone application. > Make sure the "Cursors" option on the Inclusions section on the > General screen of the Standalone Application Settings window is > checked.

>*Note:* This does not bring up the busy symbol on mobile devices. > To bring up the busy indicator on Android or iOS use > the mobileBusyIndicatorStart command.

# Tags

ui,

# See

- **property:** cursor - **constant:** watch, six - **command:** constant, mobileBusyIndicatorStart - **control structure:** repeat - **glossary:** Standalone Application Settings, cursor, standalone application, loop