wxTHREAD_JOINABLE
};
+enum wxThreadWait
+{
+ wxTHREAD_WAIT_BLOCK,
+ wxTHREAD_WAIT_YIELD, // process events while waiting; MSW only
+
+ // For compatibility reasons we use wxTHREAD_WAIT_YIELD by default as this
+ // was the default behaviour of wxMSW 2.8 but it should be avoided as it's
+ // dangerous and not portable.
+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
+ wxTHREAD_WAIT_DEFAULT = wxTHREAD_WAIT_YIELD
+#else
+ wxTHREAD_WAIT_DEFAULT = wxTHREAD_WAIT_BLOCK
+#endif
+};
+
// defines the interval of priority
enum
{
// does it!
//
// will fill the rc pointer with the thread exit code if it's !NULL
- wxThreadError Delete(ExitCode *rc = NULL);
+ wxThreadError Delete(ExitCode *rc = NULL,
+ wxThreadWait waitMode = wxTHREAD_WAIT_DEFAULT);
// waits for a joinable thread to finish and returns its exit code
//
// Returns (ExitCode)-1 on error (for example, if the thread is not
// joinable)
- ExitCode Wait();
+ ExitCode Wait(wxThreadWait waitMode = wxTHREAD_WAIT_DEFAULT);
// kills the thread without giving it any chance to clean up - should
// not be used under normal circumstances, use Delete() instead.
// of this thread.
virtual void *Entry() = 0;
+
+ // Callbacks which may be overridden by the derived class to perform some
+ // specific actions when the thread is deleted or killed. By default they
+ // do nothing.
+
+ // This one is called by Delete() before actually deleting the thread and
+ // is executed in the context of the thread that called Delete().
+ virtual void OnDelete() {}
+
+ // This one is called by Kill() before killing the thread and is executed
+ // in the context of the thread that called Kill().
+ virtual void OnKill() {}
+
private:
// no copy ctor/assignment operator
wxThread(const wxThread&);