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    Text Typing?

    whats the code to make certain parts of a program print out like the computer is typing it out?

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    get the user to input a string into an array. then you just go through a loop outputting each array spot.

    Code:
    ....
    cin>>array[10];
    
    int i=0;
    
    do
    {
        cout<<array[i];
        i++;
    }while(i != 10);
    ....
    is that what you meant?

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    This question was asked less than a week ago - try searching first.
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    Just output char by char, and you can make your program pause between the printint.
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    >whats the code to make certain parts of a program print out like the computer is typing it out?
    Just throw the printing of each character in a loop and pause with each iteration. Once you have that you can add other niceties like changing the time of the pause to create a more realistic human typing effect.
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <cstdlib>
    // For Sleep, change as required for different systems
    #include <windows.h>
    
    int irand ( int n )
    {
        return (int)( ( (double)rand() / ( RAND_MAX + 1.0 ) ) * n );
    }
    
    int main()
    {
      char msg[] = "This is a message.";
    
      for ( char *it = msg; *it != '\0'; ++it ) {
        std::cout<< *it <<std::flush;
        Sleep ( irand ( 500 ) + 100 );
      }
    }
    -Prelude
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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