Category: std::thread
C++11 Multithreading – Part 2: Joining and Detaching Threads
In this article we will discuss about joining and detaching of std::thread. Joining Threads with std::thread::join() Once a thread is started then another thread can wait for this new thread to finish. For this another need need to call join() function on the std::thread object i.e. Advertisements std::thread th(funcPtr); // Some Code th.join(); Let’s see …
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C++11 Multithreading – Part 4: Data Sharing and Race Conditions
In multithreading environment data sharing between threads is very easy. But this easy sharing of data can cause problems in application. One such problem is Race Condition. What is a Race Condition? Race condition is a kind of a bug that occurs in multithreaded applications. Advertisements When two or more threads perform a set of …
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C++11 Multithreading – Part 5: Using mutex to fix Race Conditions
In this article we will discuss how to use mutex locks to protect shared data in multithreaded environment and avoid race conditions. To fix race conditions in multi-threaded environment we need mutex i.e. each thread needs to lock a mutex before modifying or reading the shared data and after modifying the data each thread should …
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C++11 : Start thread by member function with arguments
In this article we will discuss how to start a thread by a member function of class. Starting thread with non static member function Suppose we have a class Task, which has non static member function execute() i.e. Advertisements class Task { public: void execute(std::string command); }; Now we want to start a thread which …
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How to put a thread to sleep in c++11 ? | sleep_for | sleep_until
In this article we will discuss how to put a c++11 thread to sleep. c++11 provides 2 functions for putting a thread to sleep i.e. Advertisements std::this_thread::sleep_for std::this_thread::sleep_untill Sleep for a Duration C++11 provides a function std::this_thread::sleep_for to block the current thread for specified duration i.e. template <class Rep, class Period> void sleep_for (const chrono::duration<Rep,Period>& …
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