Threads in C++

[rezonax]

Hey...
Okay here's the deal. I'm thinking of creating an IRC client, but the thing is.. i don't know what to use or how to make it so that it's waiting for incoming messages from the server AND sending whatever i type in at the same time. Any input is appreciated.. thanks

Regards
rezonax


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[no-one]

in response to the title,

_beginthread

[rezonax]

Thanks a bunch.. do you know where i can read up on that function?

rezonax

[no-one]

if you have MSVC use the MSDN, borland builder has a library that has it.

if you don't have those,

unsigned long _beginthread( void( __cdecl *start_address )( void * ), unsigned stack_size, void *arglist );

Paramaters:

start_address

Start address of routine that begins execution of new thread

stack_size

Stack size for new thread or 0

arglist

Argument list to be passed to new thread or NULL

void _endthread(void)

used to terminate the thread created by begin thread.

use them like so

int counter = 0;

// this functio must be declaread in this format void myfunc(void*)
void ThreadFunc(void* v)
{
   while(counter < 10000);
   _endthread(); // must be called to cleanup after thread
}

main()
{
    bool done = false;
    // do not include the parentheses when passing the function to beginthread
    _beginthread(ThreadFunc,0,NULL);
    while(!done)
    {
        if(counter%1000)
            printf("Counter:%d",counter);
    }
    return 0;
}

this shuld print the value of counter ten times