Delay A While Loop

**SonicWave** · 09-09-2001

Good day !

Is there any functions that allows me to slow down a while loop ?

For example, I wish to display a list of numbers using a While loop and of cauz it's impossible to read all the values in the monitor since the processor speed is quite fast.

So what should I do in order to have the while loop, loops once and then wait for specific of duration then only continue looping once and wait again and so on ?

I remember there's a function that allows me do that but i can hardly remember what's that. I try to search around but failed.

Thanks a lot !

Sonic Wave

**Sebastiani** · 09-09-2001

Hi. I don't know the library function, but I have one I modified from an example:

//__Copyright 1997 Chris H. Pappas,Phd. __//

int poz(int x)
{
long T1,T3,T2;
T1=time(&T2);
T3=(time(&T2)) + x;
while(time(&T2) < T3);
return(x);
}

//Calling syntax:

poz(2); // ...will pause for 2 seconds

I am sorry but I don't know the one that pauses for durations shorter than a second, but this should still work in your loops...

**lightatdawn** · 09-09-2001

You could use either QueryPerformanceCounter

BOOL QueryPerformanceCounter(
LARGE_INTEGER *lpPerformanceCount // pointer to counter value
);

or timeGetTime

DWORD timeGetTime(VOID);

to get precision timing.

**ArseMan** · 09-09-2001

Just use Sleep. Its defined in windows.h and it takes as a parameter the number, in milliseconds, that you want it to delay.
example:

Sleep(1000);

would delay your program for 1 second.

**SonicWave** · 09-09-2001

Good day !

Thanks a lot for the advices and recommendations !

I will look into all of them

Thanks again

Thread: Delay A While Loop

Thread Tools

Search Thread

Display

Delay A While Loop

Thank You !

Similar Threads

Dynamic Link to DLL with LoadLibrary corrupts control loop

Mutiliplcation Program that uses a (do, while, and for loop)?

Need advice to provide accurate time delay in C

when a while loop will stop ?

How to change recursive loop to non recursive loop