Thread: Possible to run while Loop Every 5 Seconds?

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    Possible to run while Loop Every 5 Seconds?

    Code:
    while(true)
    {
    	if (system uptime % 5 == 0)
    	{
    		//do stuff
    	}
    }
    Is there a better way to do this than with the system up time? (Is there an actual command in C++ to perform an action every x seconds?)

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    Most OS's have a sleep command (with various capitalizations) that allow your program to cede x amount of time to other processes and resume afterwards.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tabstop View Post
    Most OS's have a sleep command (with various capitalizations) that allow your program to cede x amount of time to other processes and resume afterwards.
    Thanks!

    Code:
    int x = 0;
    while(true)
    {
    	cout << "Hello World! " << x << "\n";
    	x++;
    	sleep(5);
    }
    Works great!

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