On 16/03/07, Meryl Silverburgh <silverburgh.meryl@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

If I create a boost::thread like this:

boost::thread thrd1(&reader);

1. how can I sleep inside the thread? (in the method 'reader')

I don't know of any portable way to sleep/pause the function. One (perhaps unhelpful) option could be std:: cin.get()? This would pause the thread until you hit the keyboard, although I'm unsure if any locking issues arise here (I don't _think_ they would).

2. when does the thread 'thrd1' terminate?

thrd1 terminates when reader() returns.

hth,
Darren