Re: [Boost-users] When to use thread.join()

Simon Reye wrote:

My apologies if this has been covered. I am new to boost and have been working with the boost thread class. I assume that the join() function waits for the thread to finish execution. But what if the thread has already finished executing? Can I still call join() and have it not wait for infinity?

As far as I know if the thread is already finished (the thread's main function has exited) join() will return right away. -delfin