Re: [Boost-users] [thread] how to use thread::timed_join

From: Johan Råde (rade_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-17 06:47:28

Johan Råde wrote:
> I want to do a timed join, with  a relative time of 0.1s.
> I can not figure out from the docs how to do this.
> I find the prototypes somewhat mystifying:
> 
>      bool timed_join(const system_time& wait_until);
> 
>      template<typename TimeDuration> bool timed_join(TimeDuration const& rel_time);
> 
> What is system_time?
> What should TimeDuration be?
> 
> I'm using Windows.
> 
> Thank you,
> Johan Råde

I figured out the answer myself:

        int n = (int)boost::posix_time::time_duration::ticks_per_second() / 10;
        boost::posix_time::time_duration delay(0,0,0,n);
        thr.timed_join(delay);

I bit more complex than I had expected.

--Johan