Threading Support Functions

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Threading Support Functions

Procedures for working with multithreaded applications.

Description

These procedures allow for multithreaded programming. Threads and conditional variables can be created and destroyed, and so-called mutexes can be obtained to protect thread-sensitive data.

Threads

Procedures that start and wait for threaded procedures.

Mutexes

Procedures that deal with mutexes.

Conditional Varables

Procedures that create and signal conditional variables.

Threads

ThreadCall

Starts a procedure with parameters in a separate thread of execution.

ThreadCreate

Starts a procedure in a separate thread of execution.

ThreadWait

Waits for a thread to finish and releases the thread handle.

ThreadDetach

Releases a thread handle without waiting for the thread to finish.

ThreadSelf

Returns the thread handle of the current thread.

Mutexes

MutexCreate

Creates a mutex.

MutexLock

Acquires a lock on a mutex.

MutexUnlock

Releases a lock on a mutex.

MutexDestroy

Destroys a mutex that is no longer needed.

Conditional Variables

CondCreate

Creates a conditional variable.

CondWait

Pauses execution of a threaded procedure.

CondSignal

Resumes execution of a threaded procedure waiting for a conditional.

CondBroadcast

Resumes all threaded procedures waiting for a conditional.

CondDestroy

Destroys a conditional variable that is no longer needed.

Platform Differences

• These procedures are not supported in DOS.

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Category: Threading Support Functions

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