Questions tagged [beginthread]
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Interview: what is the difference between pthread and windows thread created by _beginthread(ex)?
I was asked about this in an c++ developer position interview, what is the answer to this?
Leon
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BeginThread Structure - Delphi
I've got a almost completed app now and the next feature I want to implement is threading. I chose to go with BeginThread(), although am aware of TThread in delphi. The problem I'm coming across is the structure of BeginThread() call. Normally the…
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Visual C++ Threads Simple Example
I am trying to create a basic thread from main by passing a function to _beginthread.
But My output is not getting completed.
I am getting the following output:
Starting thread
48
Main ends
I
Could someone please clarify what is wrong in the…
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Multithreading: thread or process.h - C++
I started studying multithreading. And I've found 2 ways to use it ic C++. First is by thread
#include
...
std::thread t(function);
<< some code>>
t.join(); //(or detach)
And second is by process
#include…
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C++ Passing struct to a function between threads
I'm facing a weird problem. I have the below struct and the method that uses the struct.
struct AsyncData {
string documentNo;
string command;
string filePath;
};
UINT AsyncDownloader(LPVOID pData) {
AsyncData* ad =…
Siva Kumar
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How to get the return value of the first parameter _StartAddress of function _beginthread
I wanted to do something using multi-threading and all the stuff encapsulated in function foo .
filterThread = _beginthread (foo, 0,NULL) ;
and I wanted to let foo return value:
int foo()
{
return iRet;
}
but the prototype of _beginthread…
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Understanding the MSDN _beginthreadex function example
There's this function on _beginthreadex MSDN page:
unsigned __stdcall SecondThreadFunc( void* pArguments )
{
printf( "In second thread...\n" );
while ( Counter < 1000000 )
Counter++;
_endthreadex( 0 );
return 0;
}
I know you…
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Beginner Visual C++ Issue: cannot convert parameter 1 from 'void (__cdecl *)(void *)' to 'void (__cdecl *)(void *)'
So I'm a predominantly Linux programmer who's recently got a job working with Windows. I've developed some numerical code, but now need to put a simple GUI on.
At the moment I have a button with an onClick event with calls a function called start…
James
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Starting a method in another thread C++
I'm having trouble finding out how to run a method in a seperate thread in C++ (using Visual C++ 2008), I've tried a number of ways to do this but none of them so far have been successful.
I'm very new to C++ but a fairly experienced programmer in…
marasmuse
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Using regex in perl to extract a substring, or line from a blob of text
I have a variable with some blob of text in it
$foo = "
Garbage directory
/test/this/is/a/directory
/this/is/another/foo\nThisd is is\nDrop stuff testing\nRandom stuff emacs is great";
How do I use regex to get the line that is…
Justin Kaipada
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Delphi, Passing Pointer through BeginThread
I am creating a thread using BeginThread.
In the procedure I am using to start the thread I want to pass a pointer to a boolean variable so that both the forked thread and main thread can access it as a control variable to tell one when the other is…
Tim
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Windows Threading: beginthread or QueueUserWorkItem (C++)
I am wondering whether to use beginthread or QueueUserWorkItem for threaded methods in C++. What are the differences between the two APIs and in what context are they better suited?
Thanks,
BTW, I have read this question Windows threading:…
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Passing arguments to _beginthread within class function
I've been using _beginthread within my (windows) C++ class to create threads. As I have learned, to use _beginthread and pass a member function within a class, there is a rather obtuse wrapping protocol that has to be followed, for example:
class…
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Can't compile a C++ program with _beginthreadex
#include
#include
#include
//#include "windowstate.cpp"
//DWORD WINAPI MyThreadFunction( LPVOID lpParam );
using namespace std;
int Zeit;
unsigned int __stdcall wfshutdown() {
Sleep(Zeit*60000);
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Passing values to a thread with _beginthread and avoiding C-style casts?
My program creates a thread but I'm getting a "Don't use C-style casts" in my code analysis with Visual Studio.
#include
#include
#include
void myThread(void * threadParams)
{
int* x =…
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