Re: [boost] To create a boost thread

Subject: Re: [boost] To create a boost thread
From: Herve Bronnimann (hervebronnimann_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-03-12 12:12:59

You're taking the address of a member function, which is a different  
type than what is expected.

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boost users mailing list.

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On Mar 12, 2009, at 12:00 PM, Filip Klasson <filkl784_at_[hidden]>  
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have problems creating a thread.
> This is an example i found:
>
> #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
> #include <iostream>
>
> void hello() { std::cout << "Hello world, I'm a thread!" <<  
> std::endl; }
>
> int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
>
> boost::thread thrd(&hello);
>
> thrd.join();
>
> return 0;
>
> }
> What if i want to create a thread outside of main (in a class) like  
> this:
> "myClass.h"
>
> class MyClass {
> public:
> hello();
> myFunction();
> };
>
>
> "myClass.cpp"
> MyClass::hello() {
> std::cout << "Hello world, I'm a thread!" << std::endl;
> }
>
> MyClass::myFunction() {
> boost::thread thrd(&hello);
> thrd.join();
> }
>
> This does not work and i get the compile error: '&' : illegal  
> operation on
> bound member function expression
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