Re: [Boost-users] boost::thread callback copy problem

Doug Gregor wrote:

On Aug 27, 2004, at 4:37 AM, Howard Cole wrote:

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myclass test_instance; boost::thread test_thread(test_instance); test_thread.join();

Just change the thread construction to use boost::ref:

boost::thread test_thread(boost::ref(test_instance));

Yep. In addition you might want to consider using shared_ptr, because your ref-enhanced code will now need to keep track of test_instance and ensure that it isn't destroyed before the thread has finished. shared_ptr<myclass> px( new myclass ); thread test_thread( &myclass::do_thread_stuff, px ); You can also use pimpl to hide the shared_ptr in myclass, but the above is easier, and you can make myclass noncopyable.