Re: why UI gets hangs
Aditya wrote:
On Mar 21, 7:11 pm, Nick Meyer <nmeyer.REMOVE...@sensis.com> wrote:
Aditya wrote:
void CtempDlg::OnBnClickedButton1()
{
for(;;)
{
::Sleep(60000);
break;
}
}
As David pointed out, if this is the main thread, you are literally
suspending execution of the whole thread (including the main message
loop that provides for GUI responsiveness) for the whole minute. Not to
mention that this loop is silly; it's functionally equivalent to the
single ::Sleep statement.
What exactly is it you're trying to do?
Nick
Hi Nick,
you r correct. i just trying to simulate some long operation using
sleep(60000) and within that period if some other thread post
messages to this thread message queue or do some ui operation then UI
hangs...i want to know why it hangs..
Aditya:
It hangs because you are deliberately hanging it by calling Sleep() in the main
thread. Never do this! The main purpose of a secondary thread (at least on a
single CPU machine) is to keep the GUI alive.
--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP
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