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    <h2><a href="https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+11+Application_WaitExten">Asterisk 11 Application_WaitExten</a></h2>
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         <h1><a name="Asterisk11Application_WaitExten-WaitExten%28%29"></a>WaitExten()</h1>

<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_WaitExten-Synopsis"></a>Synopsis</h3>

<p>Waits for an extension to be entered.</p>
<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_WaitExten-Description"></a>Description</h3>



<p>This application waits for the user to enter a new extension for a specified number of <em>seconds</em>.</p>
<div class='panelMacro'><table class='warningMacro'><colgroup><col width='24'><col></colgroup><tr><td valign='top'><img src="/wiki/images/icons/emoticons/forbidden.gif" width="16" height="16" align="absmiddle" alt="" border="0"></td><td><b>Warning</b><br />Use of the application <tt>WaitExten</tt> within a macro will not function as expected. Please use the <tt>Read</tt> application in order to read DTMF from a channel currently executing a macro.</td></tr></table></div>


<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_WaitExten-Syntax"></a>Syntax</h3>

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<pre>WaitExten(seconds,options)</pre>
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<h5><a name="Asterisk11Application_WaitExten-Arguments"></a>Arguments</h5>


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        <li>seconds - Can be passed with fractions of a second. For example, <tt>1.5</tt> will ask the application to wait for 1.5 seconds.</li>
        <li>options
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                <li>m - Provide music on hold to the caller while waiting for an extension.
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                        <li>x - Specify the class for music on hold. <b>CHANNEL(musicclass) will be used instead if set</b></li>
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<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_WaitExten-SeeAlso"></a>See Also</h3>


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        <li><a href="/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+11+Application_BackGround" title="Asterisk 11 Application_BackGround">Asterisk 11 Application&#95;BackGround</a></li>
        <li><a href="/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+11+Function_TIMEOUT" title="Asterisk 11 Function_TIMEOUT">Asterisk 11 Function&#95;TIMEOUT</a></li>
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<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_WaitExten-ImportVersion"></a>Import Version</h3>

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