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thread Class Reference

Inherited by seda_clock_thread, seda_stage< In, void >::my_thread, and threaded< T >.

List of all members.

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Detailed Description

A thread of control.

Public Types
typedef pthread_t	id_type
Public Methods
	thread (string name=string())
	Constructor (does not launch the thread; for that use start()).
virtual	~thread ()
	Destructor.
void	start ()
	Starts the thread by invoking run() in the new thread.
void	join ()
	Blocks until the thread is finished.
void	detach ()
	Detaches a thread so that it never needs to be joined.
string	as_string () const
	Returns a string describing the thread.
Static Public Methods
id_type	self_id ()
void	sleep (ntime duration)
	Sleeps for a certain duration.
thread &	self ()
	Returns an object for the currently running thread.
Protected Methods
virtual void	run ()=0
void	delete_on_completion ()

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Member Typedef Documentation

typedef pthread_t thread::id_type

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

thread::thread (  string    name = string() )

Constructor (does not launch the thread; for that use start()).

virtual thread::~thread (    )  [virtual]

Destructor. Note that a thread should never delete itself; it may invoke delete_on_completion() from within run() to cause it to be deleted once the run() method has returned.

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Member Function Documentation

string thread::as_string (    )  const

Returns a string describing the thread.

void thread::delete_on_completion (    )  [protected]

void thread::detach (    )

Detaches a thread so that it never needs to be joined.

void thread::join (    )

Blocks until the thread is finished. To be invoked only from a different thread than this one.

virtual void thread::run (    )  [protected, pure virtual]

Implemented in seda_clock_thread, and threaded< T >.

thread& thread::self (    )  [static]

Returns an object for the currently running thread.

id_type thread::self_id (    )  [static]

void thread::sleep (  ntime    duration )  [static]

Sleeps for a certain duration.

void thread::start (    )

Starts the thread by invoking run() in the new thread.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• thread

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