Timed Function In C++

[vide]

i need help in creating a sort of timed function. my project requires that the user must enter some words in a specified time limit ,sort of a typing speed program where the pgm count how many words you entered in given time.
So here i want a code suchn that my cin>> stops waiting for character after ,say 1 minute.please help me. please supply an example code if you can. i am aclass 11 student . this is my project(prestige issue)!!!!
thank you,
vide

[gbagur]

You can use the clock() function.

Example:
#define <time.h>

clock_t start, elapsed_time;

main() {
start = clock();
while(1) {
--- here: your code ---
elapsed_time = (clock() - start)/CLK_TCK;
if (elapsed_time > TOPTIME) break;
}
}
Note: elapsed_time is in second.

i need help in creating a sort of timed function. my project requires that the user must enter some words in a specified time limit ,sort of a typing speed program where the pgm count how many words you entered in given time.
So here i want a code suchn that my cin>> stops waiting for character after ,say 1 minute.please help me. please supply an example code if you can. i am aclass 11 student . this is my project(prestige issue)!!!!
thank you,
vide

[vide]

You can use the clock() function.

Example:
#define <time.h>

clock_t start, elapsed_time;

main() {
start = clock();
while(1) {
--- here: your code ---
elapsed_time = (clock() - start)/CLK_TCK;
if (elapsed_time > TOPTIME) break;
}
}
Note: elapsed_time is in second.

Yes i understand your code . i tried this also .But what want to know is if suppose
i enter a code at --here; you code--
cin>>something;
and i set toptime as say 1000s
now consider the user has reached this cin>>something part and he is not getting a word to enter.So naturally he will keep on thinking what to enter for a long time (say for 10000s or 1/0s).but i want tosomehow cause the program to skip this waiting for a keybord as soon as 1000s are over and display "TIMEOUT!!!!!!" .

thank you for replying to my letter.
Hope you can resolve my problem.
thank you
vide