Re: [Boost-users] How to sleep inside a boost::thread?

Darren Garvey escreveu:

On 16/03/07, *Meryl Silverburgh* mailto:silverburgh.meryl@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

If I create a boost::thread like this:

boost::thread thrd1(&reader);

1. how can I sleep inside the thread? (in the method 'reader')

I don't know of any portable way to sleep/pause the function. One (perhaps unhelpful) option could be std:: cin.get()? This would pause the thread until you hit the keyboard, although I'm unsure if any locking issues arise here (I don't _think_ they would).

You can block a thread by trying to lock an already locked mutex. If you must wake the thread when a certain condition is met by the program, just release the lock when the condition is met. If you must wake the thread after a T amount of time, use a timed lock with a T timeout. -- Pedro Lamarão