Possible to run while Loop Every 5 Seconds?

Code:

while(true)
{
	if (system uptime % 5 == 0)
	{
		//do stuff
	}
}

Is there a better way to do this than with the system up time? (Is there an actual command in C++ to perform an action every x seconds?)

Most OS's have a sleep command (with various capitalizations) that allow your program to cede x amount of time to other processes and resume afterwards.

Originally Posted by tabstop

Most OS's have a sleep command (with various capitalizations) that allow your program to cede x amount of time to other processes and resume afterwards.

Thanks!

Code:

int x = 0;
while(true)
{
	cout << "Hello World! " << x << "\n";
	x++;
	sleep(5);
}

Works great!