rustHow to sleep in a loop in Rust

Sleeping in a loop in Rust can be done using the std::thread::sleep function. This function takes a std::time::Duration as an argument, which can be used to specify the amount of time to sleep.

Example code

use std::thread;
use std::time::Duration;

loop {
    thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
    println!("Sleeping for 1 second");
}

Output example

Sleeping for 1 second
Sleeping for 1 second
Sleeping for 1 second
...

Code explanation

1. use std::thread;: This imports the thread module from the std crate, which contains the sleep function.
2. use std::time::Duration;: This imports the Duration type from the std::time module, which is used to specify the amount of time to sleep.
3. thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));: This calls the sleep function, passing in a Duration representing 1 second.

Helpful links

• std::thread::sleep
• std::time::Duration

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