Creating threads from a class

Hello, I have that problem: I try to create a new thread (on windows) with the api function 'CreateThread' from a function in a class; the thread procedure is a function private of the class, also the hanlde return, and the parameters passed. that's how I'm trying to do that (I have created a sample code to help my poor explanations :) ), that's it: first the main *.cpp file

Code:

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#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#include "asample.h"
CSample *sample;

int main()
{
sample=new CSample();
sample->start();
delete sample;
getch();
return 0;
}

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now the 'asample.h' class header:

Code:

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#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>

class CSample
{
public:
    CSample();
    virtual~CSample();
    void start();
private:
    DWORD WINAPI crThr(LPVOID );
   
    HANDLE ht;
    DWORD ti;
};

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and finally the 'asample.cpp' code:

Code:

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#include "asample.h"

CSample::CSample()
{
ht=NULL;
}
CSample::~CSample()
{
}
void CSample::start()
{
th=CreateThread(NULL,0,crThr,0,0,&ti);
CloseHandle(ht);
}

DWORD WINAPI CSample::crThr(LPVOID lpParam)
{
printf("OK!\n");
}

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the compiler says

Code:

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In method `void CSample::start()':
12 no matches converting function `crThr' to type `DWORD (*)(void *)'
11 candidates are: DWORD CSample::crThr(void *)
 [Build Error]  [asample.o] Error 1

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I have tryed to rename the function to:
'DWORD CSample::WINAPI crThr(LPVOID lpParam)'
but not solves the prob; also have done a call like:
'ht=(HANDLE)CreateThread(NULL,0,crThr,0,0,&ti);'
or
'ht=(DWORD WINAPI)CreateThread(NULL,0,crThr,0,0,&ti);'
and finally I have no idea on what more to do.

How can I salve that problem?

Thank's in advance
niara

PS I've decided to post here instead in windows board because I think that's a class problem, no a winapi prob.

Code:

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#include <windows.h>
#include <cstdio>

class CSample
{
public:
    CSample();
    virtual~CSample();
    void start();
private:
    static DWORD WINAPI crThr(LPVOID );
   
    HANDLE ht;
    DWORD ti;
};

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Ought to do it. They're the wrong types, the class function has this the api function doesn't(check its type definition in whatever windows header it's in, windef.h, maybe). If you search the windows board you'll probably find many examples of this.

hello Ken Fitlike, thanks for your help and time. now works great. I'll take a look on the windows board for more info.

niara