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Started by APC March 26, 2006 09:40 PM

6 comments, last by Fruny 18 years ago

APC

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March 26, 2006 09:40 PM

I'm trying to use the Sleep() function in c++, but can't seem to find the correct header file. Anybody know what its called? Thanks ahead of time

dave

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March 26, 2006 09:42 PM

Hey bud,

The header for this is windows.h.

Hope that helps,

Dave

APC

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March 26, 2006 09:44 PM

thanks. I kinda feel stupid now. :)

Fruny

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March 26, 2006 09:48 PM

sleep() is in <unistd.h>, but might also be found in <cstdlib>, possibly renamed _sleep() on Win32 platforms.

Sleep() is likely to be in <windows.h>

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dave

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March 26, 2006 09:49 PM

Has extra functionality been added to cstdlib over stdlib.h. I looked in K & R and there was no mention of the sleep function being in stdlib.h.

Dave

APC

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March 26, 2006 09:51 PM

i tried stdlib and unistd with the captial Sleep() but didn't try either with the lowercase sleep()

Anonymous

March 26, 2006 09:53 PM

Actually, Sleep is declared in the WinBase header, though you should include the Windows header.

Fruny

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March 26, 2006 10:31 PM

Quote:Original post by Dave
I looked in K & R and there was no mention of the sleep function being in stdlib.h.

AFAIK, sleep() is POSIX, though not ISO. Its proper resting place is unistd.h, but Windows platform, although they claim some level of POSIX compliance, do not have that header.

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