Re: [Boost-users] Boost::Thread constructor

27 Jan 2008

      On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:54:27 +1100, anthony kelly wrote:
...
The only examples I can find show starting the thread at the same time
it is defined! Is it possible to define the thread as a class member,
and start it later? If so, what would the syntax for this line be? If
not, can you suggest an alternative structure?
Hi,

That is the only way I've used it but you can always use a shared_ptr to 
the thread:

class C
{...
  private:
 ...
   boost::shared_ptrboost::thread thread;
};

void C::Start()
{
   running=true;
   thread.reset(new thread(&C::ThreadJob));
}

Only thing you'd have to be careful of is copying of class C but you can 
inherit from boost::noncopyable to avoid any issues.

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