Thread: function to simulate sleep

I don't think sleep() type functions are standard.

The name might be something else, you should open up your dos.h, or do some guess and check.

my (djgpp) function is:
delay(x) //Where x is milliseconds

Others might be
sleep()
_sleep()
alarm()
wait()

Also, you might be dealing with milliseconds or seconds, the switching of which could be quite annoying. Either use the semistandard Sleep from windows.h or use your compiler's, which you will need to flush out.

OK, finally, that seems to be working. Now, do you think you could help me figure out why my work function if statement is not working correctly? Here is the code:

void CRobot::work()
{
if (task == DRILLING)
sleeping(DRILLTIME);
cout <<robotName<<" has completed the task DRILLING\n";
if (task == LIFTING)
sleeping(LIFTTIME);
cout <<robotName<<" has completed the task LIFTING\n";
if (task == CUTTING)
sleeping(CUTTIME);
cout <<robotName<<" has completed the task CUTTING\n";
if (task == ASSEMBLING)
sleeping(ASSEMBLETIME);
cout <<robotName<<" has completed the task ASSEMBLING\n";
if (task == DISPOSING)
sleeping(DISPOSETIME);
cout <<robotName<<" has completed the task DISPOSING\n";
}

//causes robot to sleep for n seconds
void CRobot::sleeping(int n)
{
int j;
j=1000*n;
Sleep(j);
}

The work function is showing all 5 options instead of just the one that is supposed to be shown. When I call the function, the task should be "CUTTING" but when I compile and run the program, it displays all 5 statements that the robot has completed each task, instead of the one I need it to.

An if only binds to whatever immediately follows it, not all the way to the next if. Yoiu will need to put { } around the statement blocks to bind them all to the ifs.

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Code:

if (task == DRILLING) {
sleeping(DRILLTIME); 
cout <<robotName<<" has completed the task DRILLING\n"; 
}