Re: [Boost-users] [thread]

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [thread]
From: Anthony Williams (anthony.ajw_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-10 11:26:33

Alexander Heinrich <alexander.tobias.heinrich_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I want to determine if a given thread is still running or has already
> completed. I thought the joinable() method would provide this information, but
> unfortunately it seems that a thread does not automatically become Not-A-Thread
> after completion. 

That is true.

> So what should I do instead if I want to know if a thread is still running?

Set a flag at the end of the thread function. Then, in other code, you
can check the flag. If the flag is set then the thread is done.

Anthony
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