Re: thread questions
Lisa Pearlson wrote:
Hi all,
Imagine I need a function that does a lengthy search.
For this function not to block, it should be implemented to be
asynchronous.
I guess this would be implemented this way:
DWORD WINAPI DoSearch(LPVOID lpParameter)
{
// do some length search here
return 0;
}
HANDLE DoSearch(LPCTSTR lpszSubject)
{
return CreateProcess(... SearchProc ...);
You probably meant CreateThread here, not CreateProcess.
}
I want the ability to have multiple simultaneous searches, e.g.:
HANDLE hSearch1 = DoSearch(_T("Search 1"));
HANDLE hSearch2 = DoSearch(_T("Search 2"));
I could wait for a search to complete this way:
WaitForSingleObject(hSearch1, INFINITE); // wait for completion
CloseHandle(hSearch1); // cleanup
So far, so good...
Now I would like the ability to ABORT the thread, by simply
performing a CloseHandle.
Wouldn't that be nice, but...
CloseHandle(hSearch2); // abort second search
Normally, I use some event handle or global BOOL value, and pass that
to thread, eg:
BOOL g_bAbort = FALSE;
DWORD WINAPI ThreadProc(LPVOID lpParameter)
{
LPBOOL pBool = (LPBOOL) lpParameter;
while (!pBool) {
// do something
}
return 0;
}
However, this requires a global variable, .. and that complicates the
ability to run copies of the function simultanously (I reckon it
requires a global list that dynamically allocates data to hold
reference to each thread).. I wonder if there is an easy way.
In particular, I am wondering if a thread can be made to abort as
soon as all handles to it have been closed, eg:
CloseHandle(hSearch2); // should abort the thread
Is it possible for a thread to be aware of handles to itself having
been closed?
No, there is not. You must use a shared variable, or a kernel object such
as a manual reset event to signal the search thread to stop.
I assume this can not work:
I assume this will not work:
DWORD WINAPI SomeFunc(LPVOID lpParameter)
{
HANDLE hThread = *(HANDLE*) lpParameter; // will this code execute
BEFORE the local variable in caller is destroyed???
while (<handle is valid>) // what function can be used to know if
handle hasn't been closed by caller? GetHandleInformation?
{
// do something
}
return 0;
}
int main(...)
{
HANDLE hThread; // local variable
hThread = CreateThread(... SomeFunc, &hThread, ...);
}
I hope my lengthy e-mail is clear.. and that someone will be so kind
to answer each of my questions.
HTH
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