Thread: Timing

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    Timing

    Hello everyone.
    What I'm trying to do is generate a new random number every second. I need this for a program I'm working on. It's the timing that I'm not sure how to do. The randomizing part I think I've got. Thank you in advance.

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    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <ctime>
    using namespace std;
    
    int main(int argc, char** argv) {
      
      srand(time(NULL));
      time_t last = time(NULL);
      int delay = 1;
    
      while( true ) {
        if( (time(NULL) - last) > delay ) {
          cout << rand() << endl;
          last = time(NULL);
        }
      }
    
      return 0;
    
    }

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