Win32 function for scheduled tasks in C++

Question

I have a function in C++ that needs to be called after a period of time and this task is repeated. Do you know any built-in function or sample code in Win32 or pthread?

Thanks,

Julian

Answer 1

How about SetTimer.

1. Create a wrapper function to use as the callback for set timer.
2. Wrapper function calls your function.
3. After your function finishes, wrapper function calls SetTimer again to re-set the timer.

Answer 2

Just as a side note, I hope that you aren't doing something in code which could be done via the OS. (I don't know enough about your requirements to say, but I thought I'd point it out).

Things such as task-scheduler (windows) are made for scheduling recurring tasks, and they often do a better job than hand-rolled solutions.