Thread: c++ threading

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    c++ threading

    i am looking for help with learning c++ threading
    ive googled alot and havent come across a good sample that makes it clear enough about how to use threading
    can someone care to explain , also is it api and shouldent threading be in my c++ books that i paid for
    thanks

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    threads are not part of the c or c++ language because they are operating-system dependent. what os and compiler are you using?

    shouldent threading be in my c++ books that i paid for
    depends on the book you bought -- if you bought a book for a specific os, then it will probably cover threads for that os. General c++ language introduction books do not normally cover os-specif api functions.
    Last edited by Ancient Dragon; 12-28-2005 at 01:59 PM.

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    windows xp sp2
    visual studio 6.0 c++
    i am trying to create a while loop in a new thread , but also run the rest of the code

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    see MSDN at www.msdn.microsoft.com -- search for CreateThread() win32 api function. Looks complicated but isn't really because most of the parameters are 0. All you really need is the name of your thread proc function (as described in the Createthread article) and the last parameter, pointer to DWORD that will be the Thread ID when the thread is created.

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    www.boost.org
    Look up Boost::Thread - it's a cross platform, C++ threading abstraction based on the Berkeley socket API mostly. Highly recommended in my book.

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