Re [Dev-C++] Delay

[SpiderMan <Spi...@pr...>]

    Just to add on to the post the syntax for sleep (WinAPI) is:
=20

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sleep(DWORD milliseconds);

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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Chad Simmons=20
  To: dev...@li...=20
  Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 1:39 PM
  Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] Delay


  >From: "Chris Bunney" <ch...@cb...>
  >Reply-To: dev...@li...
  >To: <dev...@li...>
  >Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] Delay
  >Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 18:35:47 -0000
  >
  >Ian,
  >
  >Hi. I dont think dev-c++ has a delay command so I wrote my own, here =
is the=20
  >code:
  >
  >#include <ctime>
  >
  >void delay(int seconds)
  >{
  >     clock_t current, end;
  >
  >     current =3D clock();
  >     end =3D current + CLOCKS_PER_SEC * seconds;
  >
  >     while(current < end)
  >         current =3D clock();        // loop while current not equal =
end
  >}


  Eww.. Waste of CPU time. I suggest using the Win32 API Sleep or _sleep =

  functions instead. The reason is that your above delay function is=20
  constantly working the CPU as it goes through the loop. The Sleep =
or_sleep=20
  functions on the otherhand will actually halt the program until the =
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  amount of time has passed.

  Chad Simmons
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