dlib/examples/timer_ex.cpp

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// The contents of this file are in the public domain. See LICENSE_FOR_EXAMPLE_PROGRAMS.txt
/*
This is an example illustrating the use of the timer object from the dlib C++ Library.
The timer is an object that calls some user specified member function at regular
intervals from another thread.
*/
#include "dlib/timer.h"
#include "dlib/misc_api.h" // for dlib::sleep
#include <iostream>
using namespace dlib;
using namespace std;
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
class timer_example
{
public:
void action_function()
{
// print out a message so we can see that this function is being triggered
cout << "action_function() called" << endl;
}
};
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
int main()
{
timer_example e;
// Here we construct our timer object. It needs two things. The second argument is
// the member function it is going to call at regular intervals and the first argument
// is the object instance it will call that member function on.
timer<timer_example> t(e, &timer_example::action_function);
// Set the timer object to trigger every second
t.set_delay_time(1000);
// Start the timer. It will start calling the action function 1 second from this call
// to start.
t.start();
// Sleep for 10 seconds before letting the program end.
dlib::sleep(10000);
// The timer will destruct itself properly and stop calling the action_function.
}
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------