Threading Support Functions

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Threading Support Functions
 
Procedures for working with multithreaded applications.

Description

These procedures allow for multithreaded programming. Threads and conditional variables can be created and destroyed, and so-called mutexes can be obtained to protect thread-sensitive data.

Threads
Procedures that start and wait for threaded procedures.
Conditional Varables
Procedures that create and signal conditional variables.
Mutexes
Procedures that deal with mutexes.

Threads
Threadcall
Starts a procedure with parameters in a separate thread of execution.
ThreadCreate
Starts a procedure in a separate thread of execution.
Threaddetach
Releases a thread handle without waiting for the thread to finish.
ThreadWait
Waits for a thread to finish and releases the thread handle.

Conditional Variables
CondCreate
Creates a conditional variable.
CondWait
Pauses execution of a threaded procedure.
CondSignal
Resumes execution of a threaded procedure waiting for a conditional.
CondBroadcast
Resumes all threaded procedures waiting for a conditional.
CondDestroy
Destroys a conditional variable that is no longer needed.

Mutexes
MutexCreate
Creates a mutex.
MutexLock
Acquires a lock on a mutex.
MutexUnlock
Releases a lock on a mutex.
MutexDestroy
Destroys a mutex that is no longer needed.
 
Platform Differences

  • These procedures are not supported in DOS.