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vpThread Class Reference

#include <visp3/core/vpThread.h>

Public Types

typedef void * Args
 
typedef void * Return
 
typedef void *(* Fn) (Args)
 
typedef pthread_t Handle
 

Public Member Functions

 vpThread ()
 
 vpThread (vpThread::Fn fn, vpThread::Args args=nullptr)
 
void create (vpThread::Fn fn, vpThread::Args args=nullptr)
 
virtual ~vpThread ()
 
void join ()
 
Handle getHandle ()
 
bool joinable ()
 

Protected Attributes

Handle m_handle
 
bool m_isCreated
 
bool m_isJoinable
 

Detailed Description

Deprecated:
Use rather std::thread.

Class to represent individual threads of execution. This class implements native pthread functionalities if available, or native Windows threading capabilities if pthread is not available under Windows.

Definition at line 63 of file vpThread.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ Args

typedef void* vpThread::Args

Definition at line 67 of file vpThread.h.

◆ Fn

typedef void*(* vpThread::Fn) (Args)

Definition at line 69 of file vpThread.h.

◆ Handle

typedef pthread_t vpThread::Handle

Definition at line 70 of file vpThread.h.

◆ Return

typedef void* vpThread::Return

Definition at line 68 of file vpThread.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ vpThread() [1/2]

vpThread::vpThread ( )
inline

Default constructor that does nothing. To attach a function to this thread of execution you need to call create().

Definition at line 82 of file vpThread.h.

◆ vpThread() [2/2]

vpThread::vpThread ( vpThread::Fn  fn,
vpThread::Args  args = nullptr 
)
inline

Construct a thread object that represents a new joinable thread of execution. The new thread of execution calls fn passing args as arguments.

Parameters
fn: A pointer to a function.
args: Arguments passed to the call to fn (if any).

Definition at line 90 of file vpThread.h.

◆ ~vpThread()

virtual vpThread::~vpThread ( )
inlinevirtual

Destroy the thread.

Definition at line 125 of file vpThread.h.

Member Function Documentation

◆ create()

void vpThread::create ( vpThread::Fn  fn,
vpThread::Args  args = nullptr 
)
inline

Creates a thread object that represents a new joinable thread of execution.

Parameters
fn: A pointer to a function.
args: Arguments passed to the call to fn (if any).

Definition at line 100 of file vpThread.h.

References vpException::cannotUseConstructorError, and vpException::fatalError.

◆ getHandle()

Handle vpThread::getHandle ( )
inline

Returns a value used to access implementation-specific information associated to the thread.

Definition at line 164 of file vpThread.h.

◆ join()

void vpThread::join ( )
inline

This function return when the thread execution has completed. This blocks the execution of the thread that calls this function until the function called on construction returns (if it hasn't yet).

After a call to this function, the thread object becomes non-joinable and can be destroyed safely.

See also
joinable()

Definition at line 144 of file vpThread.h.

◆ joinable()

bool vpThread::joinable ( )
inline

Returns whether the thread object is joinable.

A thread object is not joinable in any of these cases:

  • if it was default-constructed and create() was not called.
  • if join() has been called.
See also
join()

Definition at line 175 of file vpThread.h.

Member Data Documentation

◆ m_handle

Handle vpThread::m_handle
protected

Thread handle.

Definition at line 178 of file vpThread.h.

◆ m_isCreated

bool vpThread::m_isCreated
protected

Indicates if the thread is created.

Definition at line 179 of file vpThread.h.

◆ m_isJoinable

bool vpThread::m_isJoinable
protected

Indicates if the thread is joinable.

Definition at line 180 of file vpThread.h.