Re: [Boost-users] [thread] Test if a thread is running

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [thread] Test if a thread is running
From: Kim Barrett (kab.conundrums_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-10-08 14:05:33

On Oct 8, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Patrick Steele wrote:
> 
> boost = 1.54
> OS = Windows 7
> compiler = Visual Studio 2005
> 
> Hi,
> in order to test if a boost.thread is running I used timed_join as per http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1667420/how-can-i-tell-reliably-if-a-boost-thread-has-exited-its-run-method, which recommended that I should be able to call timed_join with a wait time of 0 ie
> bool isThreadRunning = ! m_Thread.timed_join( boost::get_system_time() );
> I have just upgraded to boost 1.54 to see that this no longer appears to work and that the timed_join function is being deprecated.
> Can you tell me how I should now check whether a thread is running please?

Use the joinable() member function.