Re: [Boost-users] How to use boost::thread::sleep(...)?

From: Anthony Williams (anthony.ajw_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-05 16:20:24

Jean-Sebastien Stoezel <js.stoezel_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I would like to relinquish the CPU from a thread so I thought using
> boost::thread::sleep(...). However, I have no idea how to initialize
> its argument. It looks like this is a boost::system_time. How to
> initiliaze such a type so my thread waits 20ms, 100ms...!?

You can use

boost::thread::sleep(boost::get_system_time()+boost::posix_time::milliseconds(20));

or use the new this_thread namespace version of sleep:

boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(20));

Anthony
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