Re: [Boost-users] thread problem

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] thread problem
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-27 12:23:26

AMDG

On 11/27/2010 9:01 AM, Kraus Philipp wrote:
> I have some problems with a thread call. I have a call with a method 
> in that should create a thread:
>
> void myclass::mymethod( void )
> {
>  boost::thread l_thread( boost::bind( &myclass::threadrun, this ) );
>  l_thread.join(); <= this blocks
> }
>
> My threadrun method shows:
>
> void myclass:threadrun( void )
> {
>   while (m_listenerrunnging) {
>        boost::this_thread::yield();
>    }
> }
>
> The join starts the threadrun method but it blocks the main run. I 
> have got a class which should create only one thread (in itsself), 
> that should run until the class is destroyed. The threadrun method 
> reads some data at a network device in asychron calls, so the 
> threadrun can sleep during running.
> How can I do this in a correct way?

Creating the boost::thread object starts the thread.
join blocks until the thread is finished.  If you
don't want the main thread to block, don't
call join.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe