[ben104]

Hi,
I would like to know how to start a c++ program and ask for input, while having my code continue until I recieve input. I kinda want it to work like this

cin >> x;

while (x!="exit")
{
// do code while waiting for x to equal "exit"
}

Any help would be great!
Thanks

[optix212]

Just so i understand.

You want the program to continue running while the user is still deciding what input he/she would like to use?

[ben104]

Yeah pretty much
I need "cin" to not stop my program from running

This post has been edited by ben104: 10 January 2010 - 03:24 PM

[optix212]

sadly, i don't know how to do this, but i would love to see how this is done!

nice post ben



EDIT: Woot! 100th post, and hopefully, many, many more

This post has been edited by optix212: 10 January 2010 - 03:24 PM

[NickDMax]

There are (at least) two ways to do this:

#1 Use multi-threading
#2 Use a message loop.

(actually #1 is just a fancy version of #2)

I hope that Ancient Dragon see this thread because I think he has been doing some work that could put you strait... Take look at this snippet.

[horace]

have a look at this program with two threads

// example with two threads
// (1) loop read 100 mSec sleepfor value
// (2) loop sleeping for sleepfor value and display an *

#include <iostream>
#include <process.h>
#include <windows.h>


using namespace std;

int sleepfor=10;	 // holds data passed between threads - 1 second initially

// thread function - loop sleeping for sleepfor value and display an *
void myThread( void* number)
{
	cout << "thread started " << endl;
	while(1)
		{
		 Sleep(sleepfor*100);   // delay sleepfor 100mSec
		 cout << "*";		   // display *
		}
	 _endthread();

}

// main thread - read sleepfor
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	 _beginthread( myThread, 0, NULL);  // create the thread
	 while(1)
		{
		cin >> sleepfor;				// read new value of sleepfor
		}
	return 0;
}

thread 1: in main() the value of variable sleepfor is read from the keyboard
thread 2: myThread() prints * characters with a delay set by variable sleepfor (in 100mSec stops)