How to create...

[jbeitz107]

How do I create a continuous loop with a pause within it and have it continue to the next bit of code when it reaches the end the first time. C++ 2017 Visual Studio. Basically I want my program to look for running processes based on the titles and close if found while my program continues to run. Example:

LOOP{
if(statement){
/do something
}
else if(statement){
do something
//jump to next bit of code outside of loop
//timeout for loop
}
}
//This is next bit of code that does something while loop is running
CODE
CODE
CODE

Thank you.

 

[nck]

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[GHOST107]

C/C++ programming basics - Control Structures:

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If you want to run code in parallel you should use threads:

#include <thread>
#include <condition_variable>

class CEvent
{
	bool m_bReady = false;
	std::mutex m_mutex;
	std::condition_variable m_event;
public:
	void WaitToFinish(void)
	{
		std::unique_lock<std::mutex> mlock(m_mutex);
		m_event.wait(mlock, [this] {return this->m_bReady; });
            m_bReady =  false;
	}

	void SignalAsFinished(void)
	{
		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(m_mutex);
		m_bReady = true;
		m_event.notify_one();
	}
};


class MyAppClass
{
	bool m_bRunning = false;
	std::thread m_thread;
public:
	void Startup(void)
	{
		CEvent event;
		m_thread = std::thread(&MyAppClass::NewThread, this, std::ref(event));
		event.WaitToFinish();

		//This is next bit of code that does something while loop is running
		// CODE
		// CODE
		// CODE
	
	}

	void Shutdown(void)
	{
		m_bRunning = false;
		m_thread.join();
	}
private:
	void NewThread(CEvent& event)
	{
		m_bRunning = true;
		event.SignalAsFinished();

		while (m_bRunning)
		{
			if (statement) {
				// do something
			}
			else if (statement) {
				//do something
					//jump to next bit of code outside of loop
					//timeout for loop
			}
		}

		m_bRunning = false;
	}
};

For more details read about threads locks, mutexes and semaphors:

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It is also usefull to read about IPC(Interprocess communication), it is usefull for communication between threads and processes

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