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Started by hellfire July 15, 2002 11:21 AM

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hellfire

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July 15, 2002 11:21 AM

I am going to multithread my app, what is the best way to convert my loops into threads in C++? I have done in Java but I am not as familiar with C++. Any tips and pointers on this subject would help me out. Thanks

Anonymous

July 15, 2002 11:28 AM

Win32: search for _beginthreadex in the MSDN.
Don''t use CreateThread or anything like that if you need the C/C++ run-time functions. You''ll see why if you check the MSDN.

LessBread

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July 15, 2002 11:30 AM

On windows take a look at _beginthreadex, WaitForSingleObject (and friends), CreateEvent (and friends). Also consider that converting a loop into a thread might not be the best approach to take at all due to the speed gains over Java that C++ provides.

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