Thread: Timing in C++?

I need some help with timing in c++. I have never used any ting that needed a timer. I don't evan know if their is a timer for C++. Please help.

You'll find the standard functions in ctime (time.h). You can find other functions in other libraries, such as platform SDKs, etc... Do a board search too.

Hmm...not sure exactly what you need to be done.

There's a variety of time functions:

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Code:

Sleep(n);

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...base/sleep.asp
Halts the program for n number of milliseconds
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Code:

ULONG ticks=GetTickCount();

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ttickcount.asp

Originally Posted by msdn

The return value is the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the system was started.

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Code:

DWORD time=timeGetTime();

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...imegettime.asp

Originally Posted by msdn

Returns the system time, in milliseconds.

Paired with:
timeBeginPeriod
and
timeEndPeriod
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And a huge list of synchronization functions here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de..._functions.asp

A timer in languages like javascript can be set to execute a function in a specifed number of seconds in the future. The code sets the timer and continues execution, and when the specified time elapses, the function executes.