Delaying the program

[rpm27]

Is there a way in C++ to delay the program (for example before it displays something or calls a function) by a certain amount of seconds? I know it it possible in JavaScript, but is it in C++? Thank you.

[weaknessforcats]

Depends on the OS. Windows has a Sleep() where you specify the number of microseconds to sleep.

[Voltem]

Is there a way in C++ to delay the program (for example before it displays something or calls a function) by a certain amount of seconds? I know it it possible in JavaScript, but is it in C++? Thank you.

include the <stdlib.h> library and use the code: Delay( );

Example:

[CODE=c]#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream.h>
main()
{
while(!kbhit())
{
cout<<"******** *";
delay(100);///////Notice that the value is in miliseconds
}
}[/CODE]

[oler1s]

Voltem’s proposed solution is horribly wrong. Shockingly, each line of code, except for the braces, is questionable. And it’s only 10 lines of code.

#include <stdlib.h> . Old style header. The new form is <cstdlib> . However, it isn’t necessary here.
#include <iostream.h> . Old style header. The new form is <iostream> .
main(). Won’t compile. Only two acceptable forms of main. The one without arguments is int main().
kbhit. conio.h function. However, conio.h is compiler dependent, and has no standardisation . No good.
delay(100). Another conio.h function. That’s right, it doesn’t exist in cstdlib. And by relying on conio.h, you rely on a specific compiler.

Again, the correct way to insert a “pause” is to make the respective thread “sleep”. This is OS dependent. Also, because desktop operating systems are not real time OS, the sleep value is a minimum rather than a precise pause.