How do you make a program sleep in C++ on Win 32?

Question

How does one "pause" a program in C++ on Win 32, and what libraries must be included?

Answer 1

#include <windows.h>  Sleep(number of milliseconds); 

Or if you want to pause your program while waiting for another program, use WaitForSingleObject.

Answer 2

In C++11, you can do this with standard library facilities:

#include <chrono> #include <thread> std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(x));