Thread

Base class for creating threads

class Thread {

this(void function() func);

this(void delegate() dlgt);

void start();

bool isRunning();

void terminate();

version(Windows)

static uint winThreadFunc(void* lpParam);

static void* posixThreadFunc(void* arg);

static void sleep(uint msec);

}

Constructors

this this(void function() func): Constructor. Initializes Thread using a function pointer
this this(void delegate() dlgt): Constructor. Initializes Thread using a delegate

Destructor

~this ~this(): Destructor

Members

Functions

isRunning bool isRunning(): Checks if thread is running
join void join(): Waits for the thread to terminate
start void start(): Starts the thread
terminate void terminate(): Stops the thread immediately. This functionality is unsafe, use with care

Static functions

posixThreadFunc void* posixThreadFunc(void* arg): Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.
sleep void sleep(uint msec): Wait for specified amout of milliseconds
winThreadFunc uint winThreadFunc(void* lpParam): Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.

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dlib core thread aliases

LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE

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