[c-prog] Re: timing a user's input

[remarknibor]

Actually, I'm using Dev-C++.

--- In c-prog@yahoogroups.com, "Brett W. McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> On 9/5/07, remarknibor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Rather than using threads, GUIs, etc., couldn't I just do the
> > following:
> >
> >   time_t seconds1, seconds2;
> >   char c;
> >   string essay1;
> >
> >   seconds1 = time (NULL);
> >   do {
> >
> >     if(kbhit()) {
> >       c = getch();
> >       essay1.append(1,c);
> >       cout << c;
> >     }
> >     seconds2 = time (NULL);
> >
> >   } while(seconds2 - seconds1 <= 600); // max time in seconds
> >
> > I came up with it this morning and it seems to do the job. The
> > solution is to check the time after every key press.
> 
> Going by the code you have here, I am guessing you are using Turbo 
C++?
> 
> -- Brett
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