UpdateInterval
Details
- UpdateInterval->t specifies that updating should, if possible, be done at least every t seconds.
- UpdateInterval->Infinity specifies that updating should never be done.
- UpdateInterval->0 specifies that updating should be done as fast as possible.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (3)
Force DateString to dynamically update every second:
Use UpdateInterval directly in Dynamic :
Force an update to be done as fast as possible:
Possible Issues (1)
Updates may happen more frequently than specified by UpdateInterval :
You can lock the refreshes to UpdateInterval by also specifying TrackedSymbols :
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Put Autoupdating Dynamic Content in a Notebook
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), UpdateInterval, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/UpdateInterval.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "UpdateInterval." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/UpdateInterval.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). UpdateInterval. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/UpdateInterval.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_updateinterval, author="Wolfram Research", title="{UpdateInterval}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/UpdateInterval.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-November-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_updateinterval, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={UpdateInterval}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/UpdateInterval.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-November-2025]}