Sleep function in C++

Question

Is there a function like Sleep(time); that pauses the program for X milliseconds, but in C++?

Which header should I add and what is the function\'s sign

Answer 1

The simplest way I found for C++ 11 was this:

Your includes:

#include 
#include 

Your code (this is an example for sleep 1000 millisecond):

std::chrono::duration timespan(1000);
std::this_thread::sleep_for(timespan);

The duration could be configured to any of the following:

std::chrono::nanoseconds   duration
std::chrono::microseconds  duration
std::chrono::milliseconds  duration
std::chrono::seconds       duration>  
std::chrono::minutes       duration>
std::chrono::hours         duration>