Thread: A sleep problem

  1. #1
    Ryan
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    A sleep problem

    void introtxt(char* letter) {
    cout << letter;
    Sleep(40);
    }


    this doesnt work on my compiler. i define the letters, but it sleeps for like 10 seconds and then print all th letters fast and quits. why?

  2. #2
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    You'll need to flush the output -

    cout << letter << flush;

    To get help with Sleep() you'll have to state your compiler as it's not a standard function.

  3. #3
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    Talking Do this!!!

    #include <iostream>
    #include <ctime>
    using namespace std;

    void sleep()
    {
    double seconds = 1.5;
    clock_t timer;
    timer = clock() + seconds * 1000;
    while (clock() < timer) {}
    }

    int main()
    {
    cout << "I am now!!!" << endl;
    sleep();
    cout << "I am 1.5 seconds later" << endl;
    return 0;
    }

    I think this should work, if I remember I got it correct
    Good luck!!

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    Talking Unregistered again!!

    If you want to one char printed, with a pause after each character, then you need to make a for loop, and.. well it will look something like this.

    char Text[] = "Hello my name is Rocky";

    for (int i = o;Text[i] != '\0';i++)
    {
    cout << Text[i];
    sleep();
    }

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    Sleep(40);


    that would be 40 milliseconds.... pretty fast I should think.

    1000 milliseconds equals 1 second.

    hmmm....
    Blue

  7. #7
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    Talking I think that...

    I think that it´s more fun to do it with clock_t instead..

    But if you prefer sleep(); then thats cool to!!

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