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    type casting or not?

    Is this code OK or I should use type casting?
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    #include<windows.h>
    void s_sleep(float second)(
    	Sleep(1000*second);  //<<HERE
    }
    
    int main(){
    	s_sleep(3);  //Sleep 3 seconds
    	return 0;
    }
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    why are you declaring the variable as a float? the parameter to Sleep() is DWORD (defined by Microsoft as unsigned long).

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    Because the function gets seconds.
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    I'd probably cast it just to make sure and to make it clear...
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    Sleep(static_cast<unsigned long>(1000*second));
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    Quote Originally Posted by siavoshkc
    Because the function gets seconds.
    seconds are itegers, not floats. milliseconds are also integers.

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    There shouldn't be any need to cast, it will just truncate the result to the lower millisecond.

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    seconds are itegers, not floats. milliseconds are also integers.
    Who says seconds can't be float?
    Code:
    s_sleep(4.65f);
    Will sleep the computer for about 4650 miliseconds.

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    You can write your function to accept anything you want, but Sleep() takes integers. not floats.

    <<Will sleep the computer for about 4650 miliseconds
    yes, but that is an integer

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    Code:
    Who says seconds can't be float?
    
    s_sleep(4.65f);
    'second' can be a float because you defined 'second' to be a float:
    Code:
    void s_sleep(float second)
    However, ms did not define the parameter of Sleep() to be a float:
    Code:
    VOID Sleep(
      DWORD dwMilliseconds   // sleep time in milliseconds
    );
    and you are using a float as an argument when you call Sleep():

    Sleep(1000*second)

    An automatic conversion from a float to a DWORD may take place, and the automatic conversion may confuse someone reading your code. If you don't want to rely on an implicit conversion, and you want to make it clear what is actually happening, you can make an explicit cast.

    Hey, you asked the question.
    Is this code OK or I should use type casting?
    Sleep(1000*second); //<<HERE
    Last edited by 7stud; 03-19-2006 at 08:34 PM.

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