Where in Visual Studio 2012 C++ nanosleep() gone?

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Where in Visual Studio 2012 nanosleep() gone? What include i need to add to get the nanosleep(), or what is the best way to make a delay in miliseconds in C++ Visual Studio 2012?

Seems to me that `nanosleep` is POSIX. It's certainly not required for standard C or standard C++. — Pete Becker, Apr 13 '13 at 15:32
Since `nanosleep` is a POSIX function, I'd guess that it's not "gone", as it was never actually there. — Daniel Kamil Kozar, Apr 13 '13 at 15:32

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 09 '23 at 11:13

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You could try this, which is portable, Standard C++11 code:

#include <thread>
#include <chrono>

// ...

std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1000));

Alternatively, you could use the Windows API Sleep() (declared in the WinBase.h Windows header):

::Sleep(1000);

edited Feb 09 '23 at 11:13

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answered Apr 13 '13 at 15:13

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Where in Visual Studio 2012 C++ nanosleep() gone?

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