std::thread

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std::thread
Member classes thread::id Member functions thread::thread thread::~thread thread::operator= Observers thread::joinable thread::get_id thread::native_handle thread::hardware_concurrency Operations thread::join thread::detach thread::swap Non-member functions std::swap

Defined in header <thread>
class thread;		(C++11 feature)

The class thread represents a thread object managing one thread of execution. Thread management functions are provided, such as creation and joining.

Contents 1 Member types 2 Member classes 3 Member functions 3.1 Observers 3.2 Operations 4 Non-member functions

[edit] Member types

Member type	Definition
native_handle_type	implementation-defined

[edit] Member classes

id	represents the id of a thread

[edit] Member functions

(constructor)	constructs new thread object (public member function)
(destructor)	destructs the thread object, underlying thread must be joined or detached (public member function)
operator=	moves the thread object (public member function)
Observers
joinable	checks whether the thread is joinable, i.e. potentially running in parallel context (public member function)
get_id	returns the id of the thread (public member function)
native_handle	returns the underlying implementation-defined thread handle (public member function)
hardware_concurrency [static]	returns the number of concurrent threads supported by the implementation (public static member function)
Operations
join	waits for a thread to finish its execution (public member function)
detach	permits the thread to execute independently from the thread handle (public member function)
swap	swaps two thread objects (public member function)

[edit] Non-member functions

std::swap(std::thread) (C++11)	specializes the std::swap() algorithm (function template)