Thread: compare string with time

hi all
char *str="munna";
how can i compare srting with time(only with seconds);
if the str is more than 28 seconds it has to show str1
char *str1="dude";

please help me.
thank you in advance

Originally Posted by Salem

Maybe post a more realistic example of what you're trying to do.

I've no idea how you compare "munna" to 28 seconds.

Is it how long you spent thinking about your post?

is there any way

Code:

if(strcmp(str,"munna")>="28 seconds");
{
printf("hi");
else
{
printf("bye");
}

i dont know how to do. but am thinking of way to do like this.

any help
thank you in advance

> if(strcmp(str,"munna")>="28 seconds");
This is not any more realistic based on what you've told us, which is practically nothing.

> but am thinking of way to do like this.
You can't. Sorry.

Where did 28 seconds come from? Why is it significant?
What you are really trying to do is also painfully obscure.

You would first have to compare the numerical value of seconds, not the string. It can be done with strings, but the method is much more complicated. Also, for seconds, are you referring to the clock() function? I'm not sure what you're trying to do, but I'm assuming you want a basic clock and if it reaches 28 seconds, a string appears.

Code:

float SecondsStart; // the start time, set only once
float SecondsEnd; // the end time
float Seconds; // elapsed time

// have this set once (not in a loop) within some function
SecondsStart = clock()/CLOCKS_PER_SEC; // have this set once (not in a loop)
SecondsEnd = SecondsStart; // gives time
Seconds = SecondsEnd-SecondsStart; // difference in time, use this to compare with

// have this in a loop
SecondsEnd = clock()/CLOCKS_PER_SEC; // advances the end time
Seconds = SecondsEnd - SecondsStart; // the difference increments by 1/64 second

Have this code for your string displays as needed (adjust the strings of course)
if (Seconds >= 28) // if elapsed time is greater than or equal to 28
{
	printf("Insert the string you want if the time elapsed is at least your target.");
}

else
{
	printf("Insert the string for the case if below your target time has elapsed.";
}

This is the basic timer system, precise to about 1/64 second from the numerous experiments I've done involving it.