Hi all

I want to have delays while calling the method(which basically
displays the information).I am using MSVC++. How can I achieve that?
Any clues pls......
I have an idea that in Java we can use sleep() for threads but what
abt in c++?

In other words I want a method to be called after a particular time
interval ..may be few seconds interval...

Thanks

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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:52:57 -0700, "E. Robert Tisdale"
<E.Robert.Tisdale@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote in comp.lang.c++:
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> Thomas Matthews wrote:
>[color=green]
> > rajiv04 wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> I want to have delays while calling the method(which basically
> >> displays the information).I am using MSVC++. How can I achieve that?
> >> I have an idea that in Java we can use sleep() for threads
> >> but what about in C++?
> >>
> >> In other words I want a method to be called
> >> after a particular time interval ..may be few seconds interval...[/color]
> >
> > The _standard_ C++ language has no delay or sleep functions.
> > These are platform specific functions.[/color]
>
> Specifically -- POSIX conforming platforms.[/color]

....and quite a few non-POSIX conforming platforms.

But given these two facts...

1. POSIX is off-topic here.

2. The OP specifically stated he is using Microsoft's compiler, and
therefore is not running on a POSIX platform.

[snip off-topic drivel mentioning "unistd.h"]

Kindly engage brain before posting, dipstick.

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Thanks a lot for your insight.



Originally posted by Thomas Matthews[color=blue]
> rajiv04 wrote:[color=green]
> > Hi all
> >
> > I want to have delays while calling the method(which[/color]
> basically[color=green]
> > displays the information).I am using MSVC++. How can I achieve[/color]
> that?[color=green]
> > Any clues pls......
> > I have an idea that in Java we can use sleep() for threads but[/color]
> what[color=green]
> > abt in c++?
> >
> > In other words I want a method to be called after a particular[/color]
> time[color=green]
> > interval ..may be few seconds interval...
> >
> > Thanks
> >
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> http://dbforums.com/http://dbforums.com
>
> The _standard_ C++ language has no delay or sleep functions. These
> are platform specific functions. Check your compiler's documentation.
> Also search their newsgroups and FAQs. See the welcome.txt link
> below.
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E. Robert Tisdale wrote:
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> Thomas Matthews wrote:
>[color=green]
>> rajiv04 wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> I want to have delays while calling the method(which basically
>>> displays the information).I am using MSVC++. How can I achieve that?
>>> I have an idea that in Java we can use sleep() for threads
>>> but what about in C++?
>>>
>>> In other words I want a method to be called after a particular time
>>> interval ..may be few seconds interval...[/color]
>>
>>
>> The _standard_ C++ language has no delay or sleep functions.
>> These are platform specific functions.[/color]
>
>
> Specifically -- POSIX conforming platforms.
>[color=green]
>> Check your compiler's documentation.
>> Also search their newsgroups and FAQs.
>> See the welcome.txt link below.[/color][/color]

E. Robert,

Please note that POSIX compliant platforms do have a sleep()
function, the _functionality_ may be in other operating
systems under other other names, such as semaphores, mutexes,
signals and events. All of this is off-topic in _this_
newsgroup.

-- Thomas

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