Re: [boost] Re: Boost.Threads - thread_desc concept

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-06-27 14:48:09

At 03:06 PM 6/27/2001, williamkempf_at_[hidden] wrote:

 >Interface 2:
 >
 >namespace thread
 >{
 >   class ref
 >   {
 >   public:
 >      ref();
 >      ref(const ref& other);
 >      ~ref();
 >
 >      ref& swap(const ref& other);
 >      ref& operator=(const ref& other);
 >
 >      bool operator==(const ref& other) const;
 >      bool operator!=(const ref& other) const;
 >
 >      bool is_current() const;
 >      bool is_alive() const;
 >
 >      void join();
 >   };
 >
 >   ref create(detail::threadproc proc);
 >   void sleep(const xtime& xt);
 >   void yield();
 >}

Is there a reason for not having a creating constructor?

    ref(detail::threadproc proc); // calls thread::create()

Without having put a lot of thought into it, that would seem to be an 
ease-of-use enhancement.

--Beman