any particular reason why the function sig accepted is function < void ( void ) > instead of function < void ( void * ) > which you might deduce as more complete for at least these four platforms: thread function signatures ( noted in ACE ) posix = function< void * ( void * ) > win32 = function < DWORD ( void * ) > vxworks without pthreads = function < int (...) > // if such a thing were possible?? pSoS = function < void (void *) > any other examples or thoughts ? matt
On 9/13/05, Matt Hurd <matt.hurd@gmail.com> wrote:
any particular reason why the function sig accepted is function < void ( void ) > instead of function < void ( void * ) >
That's because if you need to pass any arguments to the thread function, you can use boost::bind. Which makes it more readable and type-safe. No need to have a void* parameter in the thread function.
matt
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