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-rw-r--r-- | source/OSSupport/IsThread.h | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/source/OSSupport/IsThread.h b/source/OSSupport/IsThread.h index ed9a32852..2a4451a4a 100644 --- a/source/OSSupport/IsThread.h +++ b/source/OSSupport/IsThread.h @@ -26,18 +26,24 @@ In the descending class' constructor call the Start() method to start the thread class cIsThread { protected: - virtual void Execute(void) = 0; // This function is called in the new thread's context + /// This is the main thread entrypoint + virtual void Execute(void) = 0; - volatile bool m_ShouldTerminate; // The overriden Execute() method should check this periodically and terminate if this is true + /// The overriden Execute() method should check this value periodically and terminate if this is true + volatile bool m_ShouldTerminate; public: cIsThread(const AString & iThreadName); ~cIsThread(); - bool Start(void); // Starts the thread - bool Wait(void); // Waits for the thread to finish + /// Starts the thread; returns without waiting for the actual start + bool Start(void); - static unsigned long GetCurrentID(void); // Returns the OS-dependent thread ID for the caller's thread + /// Waits for the thread to finish. Doesn't signalize the ShouldTerminate flag + bool Wait(void); + + /// Returns the OS-dependent thread ID for the caller's thread + static unsigned long GetCurrentID(void); private: AString m_ThreadName; |