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[wxWidgets.git] / samples / thread / thread.cpp

diff --git a/samples/thread/thread.cpp b/samples/thread/thread.cpp
index b176ef8c01b2e339b5198734770b888f0350a1ac..078442a78605ceb7c63915ed4795f19456605f2b 100644 (file)
--- a/samples/thread/thread.cpp
+++ b/samples/thread/thread.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Name:        thread.cpp
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Name:        thread.cpp

-// Purpose:     wxWindows thread sample
-// Author:      Julian Smart(minimal)/Guilhem Lavaux(thread test)
+// Purpose:     wxWidgets thread sample
+// Author:      Guilhem Lavaux, Vadim Zeitlin

 // Modified by:
 // Created:     06/16/98
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Modified by:
 // Created:     06/16/98
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$

-// Copyright:   (c) Julian Smart, Markus Holzem, Guilhem Lavaux
+// Copyright:   (c) 1998-2002 wxWidgets team

 // Licence:     wxWindows license
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // Licence:     wxWindows license
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 

-/*
-    TODO: use worker threads to update progress controls instead of writing
-          messages - it will be more visual
- */
-

 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx/wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx/wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 


@@ -31,11 +26,15 @@
 
 #include "wx/thread.h"
 #include "wx/dynarray.h"
 
 #include "wx/thread.h"
 #include "wx/dynarray.h"

-#include "wx/time.h"
+#include "wx/numdlg.h"

 
 #include "wx/progdlg.h"
 
 
 #include "wx/progdlg.h"
 

+#include "../sample.xpm"
+
+// define this to use wxExecute in the exec tests, otherwise just use system

 #define USE_EXECUTE
 #define USE_EXECUTE

+

 #ifdef USE_EXECUTE
     #define EXEC(cmd) wxExecute((cmd), wxEXEC_SYNC)
 #else
 #ifdef USE_EXECUTE
     #define EXEC(cmd) wxExecute((cmd), wxEXEC_SYNC)
 #else


@@ -43,21 +42,29 @@
 #endif
 
 class MyThread;
 #endif
 
 class MyThread;

-WX_DEFINE_ARRAY(wxThread *, wxArrayThread);
+WX_DEFINE_ARRAY_PTR(wxThread *, wxArrayThread);

 
 // Define a new application type
 class MyApp : public wxApp
 {
 public:
 
 // Define a new application type
 class MyApp : public wxApp
 {
 public:

+    MyApp();
+    virtual ~MyApp(){};
+

     virtual bool OnInit();
 
     virtual bool OnInit();
 

-public:
+    // critical section protects access to all of the fields below
+    wxCriticalSection m_critsect;
+

     // all the threads currently alive - as soon as the thread terminates, it's
     // removed from the array
     wxArrayThread m_threads;
 
     // all the threads currently alive - as soon as the thread terminates, it's
     // removed from the array
     wxArrayThread m_threads;
 

-    // crit section protects access to all of the arrays below
-    wxCriticalSection m_critsect;
+    // semaphore used to wait for the threads to exit, see MyFrame::OnQuit()
+    wxSemaphore m_semAllDone;
+
+    // indicates that we're shutting down and all threads should exit
+    bool m_shuttingDown;

 };
 
 // Create a new application object
 };
 
 // Create a new application object


@@ -69,14 +76,25 @@ class MyFrame: public wxFrame
 public:
     // ctor
     MyFrame(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& title, int x, int y, int w, int h);
 public:
     // ctor
     MyFrame(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& title, int x, int y, int w, int h);

+    virtual ~MyFrame();

 
 

-    // operations
-    void WriteText(const wxString& text) { m_txtctrl->WriteText(text); }
+    // this function is MT-safe, i.e. it can be called from worker threads
+    // safely without any additional locking
+    void LogThreadMessage(const wxString& text)
+    {
+        wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(m_csMessages);
+        m_messages.push_back(text);
+
+        // as we effectively log the messages from the idle event handler,
+        // ensure it's going to be called now that we have some messages to log
+        wxWakeUpIdle();
+    }

 
     // accessors for MyWorkerThread (called in its context!)
     bool Cancelled();
 
 
     // accessors for MyWorkerThread (called in its context!)
     bool Cancelled();
 

-    // callbacks
+private:
+    // event handlers

     void OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnClear(wxCommandEvent& event);
 
     void OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnClear(wxCommandEvent& event);
 


@@ -98,15 +116,27 @@ public:
 
     void OnIdle(wxIdleEvent &event);
 
 
     void OnIdle(wxIdleEvent &event);
 

-private:

     // helper function - creates a new thread (but doesn't run it)
     MyThread *CreateThread();
 
     // helper function - creates a new thread (but doesn't run it)
     MyThread *CreateThread();
 

+    // update display in our status bar: called during idle handling
+    void UpdateThreadStatus();
+
+    // log the messages queued by LogThreadMessage()
+    void DoLogThreadMessages();
+
+

     // just some place to put our messages in
     wxTextCtrl *m_txtctrl;
 
     // just some place to put our messages in
     wxTextCtrl *m_txtctrl;
 

+    // the array of pending messages to be displayed and the critical section
+    // protecting it
+    wxArrayString m_messages;
+    wxCriticalSection m_csMessages;
+

     // remember the number of running threads and total number of threads
     // remember the number of running threads and total number of threads

-    size_t m_nRunning, m_nCount;
+    size_t m_nRunning,
+           m_nCount;

 
     // the progress dialog which we show while worker thread is running
     wxProgressDialog *m_dlgProgress;
 
     // the progress dialog which we show while worker thread is running
     wxProgressDialog *m_dlgProgress;


@@ -123,7 +153,8 @@ private:
 // ID for the menu commands
 enum
 {
 // ID for the menu commands
 enum
 {

-    THREAD_QUIT          = 1,
+    THREAD_QUIT  = wxID_EXIT,
+    THREAD_ABOUT = wxID_ABOUT,

     THREAD_TEXT          = 101,
     THREAD_CLEAR,
     THREAD_START_THREAD  = 201,
     THREAD_TEXT          = 101,
     THREAD_CLEAR,
     THREAD_START_THREAD  = 201,


@@ -137,7 +168,6 @@ enum
     THREAD_EXEC_THREAD,
 
     THREAD_SHOWCPUS,
     THREAD_EXEC_THREAD,
 
     THREAD_SHOWCPUS,

-    THREAD_ABOUT,

 
     WORKER_EVENT    // this one gets sent from the worker thread
 };
 
     WORKER_EVENT    // this one gets sent from the worker thread
 };


@@ -150,19 +180,19 @@ class MyThread : public wxThread
 {
 public:
     MyThread(MyFrame *frame);
 {
 public:
     MyThread(MyFrame *frame);

+    virtual ~MyThread();

 
     // thread execution starts here
     virtual void *Entry();
 
 
     // thread execution starts here
     virtual void *Entry();
 

-    // called when the thread exits - whether it terminates normally or is
-    // stopped with Delete() (but not when it is Kill()ed!)
-    virtual void OnExit();
-
-    // write something to the text control
-    void WriteText(const wxString& text);
+    // write something to the text control in the main frame
+    void WriteText(const wxString& text)
+    {
+        m_frame->LogThreadMessage(text);
+    }

 
 public:
 
 public:

-    size_t   m_count;
+    unsigned m_count;

     MyFrame *m_frame;
 };
 
     MyFrame *m_frame;
 };
 


@@ -173,51 +203,57 @@ MyThread::MyThread(MyFrame *frame)
     m_frame = frame;
 }
 
     m_frame = frame;
 }
 

-void MyThread::WriteText(const wxString& text)
+MyThread::~MyThread()

 {
 {

-    wxString msg;
-
-    // before doing any GUI calls we must ensure that this thread is the only
-    // one doing it!
-
-    wxMutexGuiEnter();
-
-    msg << text;
-    m_frame->WriteText(msg);
+    wxCriticalSectionLocker locker(wxGetApp().m_critsect);

 
 

-    wxMutexGuiLeave();
-}
+    wxArrayThread& threads = wxGetApp().m_threads;
+    threads.Remove(this);

 
 

-void MyThread::OnExit()
-{
-    wxCriticalSectionLocker locker(wxGetApp().m_critsect);
+    if ( threads.IsEmpty() )
+    {
+        // signal the main thread that there are no more threads left if it is
+        // waiting for us
+        if ( wxGetApp().m_shuttingDown )
+        {
+            wxGetApp().m_shuttingDown = false;

 
 

-    wxGetApp().m_threads.Remove(this);
+            wxGetApp().m_semAllDone.Post();
+        }
+    }

 }
 
 void *MyThread::Entry()
 {
     wxString text;
 
 }
 
 void *MyThread::Entry()
 {
     wxString text;
 

-    text.Printf(wxT("Thread 0x%x started (priority = %d).\n"),
+    text.Printf(wxT("Thread 0x%lx started (priority = %u).\n"),

                 GetId(), GetPriority());
     WriteText(text);
     // wxLogMessage(text); -- test wxLog thread safeness
 
     for ( m_count = 0; m_count < 10; m_count++ )
     {
                 GetId(), GetPriority());
     WriteText(text);
     // wxLogMessage(text); -- test wxLog thread safeness
 
     for ( m_count = 0; m_count < 10; m_count++ )
     {

-        // check if we were asked to exit
+        // check if the application is shutting down: in this case all threads
+        // should stop a.s.a.p.
+        {
+            wxCriticalSectionLocker locker(wxGetApp().m_critsect);
+            if ( wxGetApp().m_shuttingDown )
+                return NULL;
+        }
+
+        // check if just this thread was asked to exit

         if ( TestDestroy() )
             break;
 
         if ( TestDestroy() )
             break;
 

-        text.Printf(wxT("[%u] Thread 0x%x here.\n"), m_count, GetId());
+        text.Printf(wxT("[%u] Thread 0x%lx here.\n"), m_count, GetId());

         WriteText(text);
 
         // wxSleep() can't be called from non-GUI thread!
         wxThread::Sleep(1000);
     }
 
         WriteText(text);
 
         // wxSleep() can't be called from non-GUI thread!
         wxThread::Sleep(1000);
     }
 

-    text.Printf(wxT("Thread 0x%x finished.\n"), GetId());
+    text.Printf(wxT("Thread 0x%lx finished.\n"), GetId());

     WriteText(text);
     // wxLogMessage(text); -- test wxLog thread safeness
 
     WriteText(text);
     // wxLogMessage(text); -- test wxLog thread safeness
 


@@ -242,7 +278,7 @@ public:
 
 public:
     MyFrame *m_frame;
 
 public:
     MyFrame *m_frame;

-    size_t   m_count;
+    unsigned m_count;

 };
 
 MyWorkerThread::MyWorkerThread(MyFrame *frame)
 };
 
 MyWorkerThread::MyWorkerThread(MyFrame *frame)


@@ -271,8 +307,7 @@ void *MyWorkerThread::Entry()
         // send in a thread-safe way
         wxPostEvent( m_frame, event );
 
         // send in a thread-safe way
         wxPostEvent( m_frame, event );
 

-        // wxSleep() can't be called from non-main thread!
-        wxThread::Sleep(200);
+        wxMilliSleep(200);

     }
 
     wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, WORKER_EVENT );
     }
 
     wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, WORKER_EVENT );


@@ -297,7 +332,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual ExitCode Entry()
     {
 
     virtual ExitCode Entry()
     {

-        return (ExitCode)EXEC(m_command);
+        return wxUIntToPtr(EXEC(m_command));

     }
 
 private:
     }
 
 private:


@@ -330,74 +365,114 @@ BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MyFrame, wxFrame)
     EVT_IDLE(MyFrame::OnIdle)
 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
     EVT_IDLE(MyFrame::OnIdle)
 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 

+MyApp::MyApp()
+{
+    m_shuttingDown = false;
+}
+

 // `Main program' equivalent, creating windows and returning main app frame
 bool MyApp::OnInit()
 {
 // `Main program' equivalent, creating windows and returning main app frame
 bool MyApp::OnInit()
 {

+    if ( !wxApp::OnInit() )
+        return false;
+

     // uncomment this to get some debugging messages from the trace code
     // on the console (or just set WXTRACE env variable to include "thread")
     //wxLog::AddTraceMask("thread");
 
     // Create the main frame window
     // uncomment this to get some debugging messages from the trace code
     // on the console (or just set WXTRACE env variable to include "thread")
     //wxLog::AddTraceMask("thread");
 
     // Create the main frame window

-    MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame((wxFrame *)NULL, "wxWindows threads sample",
+    MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame((wxFrame *)NULL, _T("wxWidgets threads sample"),

                                  50, 50, 450, 340);
 
     // Make a menubar
     wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
 
     wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
                                  50, 50, 450, 340);
 
     // Make a menubar
     wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
 
     wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;

-    menuFile->Append(THREAD_CLEAR, "&Clear log\tCtrl-L");
+    menuFile->Append(THREAD_CLEAR, _T("&Clear log\tCtrl-L"));

     menuFile->AppendSeparator();
     menuFile->AppendSeparator();

-    menuFile->Append(THREAD_QUIT, "E&xit\tAlt-X");
-    menuBar->Append(menuFile, "&File");
+    menuFile->Append(THREAD_QUIT, _T("E&xit\tAlt-X"));
+    menuBar->Append(menuFile, _T("&File"));

 
     wxMenu *menuThread = new wxMenu;
 
     wxMenu *menuThread = new wxMenu;

-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_THREAD, "&Start a new thread\tCtrl-N");
-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_THREADS, "Start &many threads at once");
-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_STOP_THREAD, "S&top a running thread\tCtrl-S");
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_THREAD, _T("&Start a new thread\tCtrl-N"));
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_THREADS, _T("Start &many threads at once"));
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_STOP_THREAD, _T("S&top a running thread\tCtrl-S"));

     menuThread->AppendSeparator();
     menuThread->AppendSeparator();

-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_PAUSE_THREAD, "&Pause a running thread\tCtrl-P");
-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_RESUME_THREAD, "&Resume suspended thread\tCtrl-R");
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_PAUSE_THREAD, _T("&Pause a running thread\tCtrl-P"));
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_RESUME_THREAD, _T("&Resume suspended thread\tCtrl-R"));

     menuThread->AppendSeparator();
     menuThread->AppendSeparator();

-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_WORKER, "Start &worker thread\tCtrl-W");
-    menuBar->Append(menuThread, "&Thread");
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_WORKER, _T("Start &worker thread\tCtrl-W"));
+    menuBar->Append(menuThread, _T("&Thread"));

 
     wxMenu *menuExec = new wxMenu;
 
     wxMenu *menuExec = new wxMenu;

-    menuExec->Append(THREAD_EXEC_MAIN, "&Launch a program from main thread\tF5");
-    menuExec->Append(THREAD_EXEC_THREAD, "L&aunch a program from a thread\tCtrl-F5");
-    menuBar->Append(menuExec, "&Execute");
+    menuExec->Append(THREAD_EXEC_MAIN, _T("&Launch a program from main thread\tF5"));
+    menuExec->Append(THREAD_EXEC_THREAD, _T("L&aunch a program from a thread\tCtrl-F5"));
+    menuBar->Append(menuExec, _T("&Execute"));

 
     wxMenu *menuHelp = new wxMenu;
 
     wxMenu *menuHelp = new wxMenu;

-    menuHelp->Append(THREAD_SHOWCPUS, "&Show CPU count");
+    menuHelp->Append(THREAD_SHOWCPUS, _T("&Show CPU count"));

     menuHelp->AppendSeparator();
     menuHelp->AppendSeparator();

-    menuHelp->Append(THREAD_ABOUT, "&About...");
-    menuBar->Append(menuHelp, "&Help");
+    menuHelp->Append(THREAD_ABOUT, _T("&About..."));
+    menuBar->Append(menuHelp, _T("&Help"));

 
     frame->SetMenuBar(menuBar);
 
     frame->SetMenuBar(menuBar);

-
+    

     // Show the frame
     // Show the frame

-    frame->Show(TRUE);
+    frame->Show(true);

 
     SetTopWindow(frame);
 
 
     SetTopWindow(frame);
 

-    return TRUE;
+    return true;

 }
 
 // My frame constructor
 MyFrame::MyFrame(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& title,
                  int x, int y, int w, int h)
 }
 
 // My frame constructor
 MyFrame::MyFrame(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& title,
                  int x, int y, int w, int h)

-       : wxFrame(frame, -1, title, wxPoint(x, y), wxSize(w, h))
+       : wxFrame(frame, wxID_ANY, title, wxPoint(x, y), wxSize(w, h))

 {
 {

+    SetIcon(wxIcon(sample_xpm));
+    

     m_nRunning = m_nCount = 0;
 
     m_dlgProgress = (wxProgressDialog *)NULL;
 
     m_nRunning = m_nCount = 0;
 
     m_dlgProgress = (wxProgressDialog *)NULL;
 

+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR

     CreateStatusBar(2);
     CreateStatusBar(2);

+#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR

 
 

-    m_txtctrl = new wxTextCtrl(this, -1, "", wxPoint(0, 0), wxSize(0, 0),
+    m_txtctrl = new wxTextCtrl(this, wxID_ANY, _T(""), wxPoint(0, 0), wxSize(0, 0),

                                wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_READONLY);
 
 }
 
                                wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_READONLY);
 
 }
 

+MyFrame::~MyFrame()
+{
+    // NB: although the OS will terminate all the threads anyhow when the main
+    //     one exits, it's good practice to do it ourselves -- even if it's not
+    //     completely trivial in this example
+
+    // tell all the threads to terminate: note that they can't terminate while
+    // we're deleting them because they will block in their OnExit() -- this is
+    // important as otherwise we might access invalid array elements
+
+    {
+        wxCriticalSectionLocker locker(wxGetApp().m_critsect);
+
+        // check if we have any threads running first
+        const wxArrayThread& threads = wxGetApp().m_threads;
+        size_t count = threads.GetCount();
+
+        if ( !count )
+            return;
+
+        // set the flag indicating that all threads should exit
+        wxGetApp().m_shuttingDown = true;
+    }
+
+    // now wait for them to really terminate
+    wxGetApp().m_semAllDone.Wait();
+}
+

 MyThread *MyFrame::CreateThread()
 {
     MyThread *thread = new MyThread(this);
 MyThread *MyFrame::CreateThread()
 {
     MyThread *thread = new MyThread(this);


@@ -415,10 +490,10 @@ MyThread *MyFrame::CreateThread()
 
 void MyFrame::OnStartThreads(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
 {
 
 void MyFrame::OnStartThreads(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
 {

-    static long s_num = 10;
+    static long s_num;

 
 

-    s_num = wxGetNumberFromUser("How many threads to start: ", "",
-                                "wxThread sample", s_num, 1, 10000, this);
+    s_num = wxGetNumberFromUser(_T("How many threads to start: "), _T(""),
+                                _T("wxThread sample"), s_num, 1, 10000, this);

     if ( s_num == -1 )
     {
         s_num = 10;
     if ( s_num == -1 )
     {
         s_num = 10;


@@ -426,7 +501,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnStartThreads(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
         return;
     }
 
         return;
     }
 

-    size_t count = (size_t)s_num, n;
+    unsigned count = unsigned(s_num), n;

 
     wxArrayThread threads;
 
 
     wxArrayThread threads;
 


@@ -448,9 +523,11 @@ void MyFrame::OnStartThreads(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
         threads.Add(thr);
     }
 
         threads.Add(thr);
     }
 

+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR

     wxString msg;
     msg.Printf(wxT("%d new threads created."), count);
     SetStatusText(msg, 1);
     wxString msg;
     msg.Printf(wxT("%d new threads created."), count);
     SetStatusText(msg, 1);

+#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR

 
     // ...and then start them
     for ( n = 0; n < count; n++ )
 
     // ...and then start them
     for ( n = 0; n < count; n++ )


@@ -468,32 +545,27 @@ void MyFrame::OnStartThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
         wxLogError(wxT("Can't start thread!"));
     }
 
         wxLogError(wxT("Can't start thread!"));
     }
 

-    SetStatusText("New thread started.", 1);
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
+    SetStatusText(_T("New thread started."), 1);
+#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR

 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnStopThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
 {
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnStopThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
 {

-    wxGetApp().m_critsect.Enter();
+    wxCriticalSectionLocker enter(wxGetApp().m_critsect);

 
     // stop the last thread
     if ( wxGetApp().m_threads.IsEmpty() )
     {
         wxLogError(wxT("No thread to stop!"));
 
     // stop the last thread
     if ( wxGetApp().m_threads.IsEmpty() )
     {
         wxLogError(wxT("No thread to stop!"));

-
-        wxGetApp().m_critsect.Leave();

     }
     else
     {
     }
     else
     {

-        wxThread *thread = wxGetApp().m_threads.Last();
-
-        // it's important to leave critical section before calling Delete()
-        // because delete will (implicitly) call OnExit() which also tries
-        // to enter the same crit section - would dead lock.
-        wxGetApp().m_critsect.Leave();
+        wxGetApp().m_threads.Last()->Delete();

 
 

-        thread->Delete();
-
-        SetStatusText("Thread stopped.", 1);
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
+        SetStatusText(_T("Last thread stopped."), 1);
+#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR

     }
 }
 
     }
 }
 


@@ -514,7 +586,9 @@ void MyFrame::OnResumeThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
     {
         wxGetApp().m_threads[n]->Resume();
 
     {
         wxGetApp().m_threads[n]->Resume();
 

-        SetStatusText("Thread resumed.", 1);
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
+        SetStatusText(_T("Thread resumed."), 1);
+#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR

     }
 }
 
     }
 }
 


@@ -535,13 +609,38 @@ void MyFrame::OnPauseThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
     {
         wxGetApp().m_threads[n]->Pause();
 
     {
         wxGetApp().m_threads[n]->Pause();
 

-        SetStatusText("Thread paused.", 1);
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
+        SetStatusText(_T("Thread paused."), 1);
+#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR

     }
 }
 
     }
 }
 

-// set the frame title indicating the current number of threads
-void MyFrame::OnIdle(wxIdleEvent &event)
+void MyFrame::OnIdle(wxIdleEvent& event)

 {
 {

+    DoLogThreadMessages();
+
+    UpdateThreadStatus();
+
+    event.Skip();
+}
+
+void MyFrame::DoLogThreadMessages()
+{
+    wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(m_csMessages);
+
+    const size_t count = m_messages.size();
+    for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )
+    {
+        m_txtctrl->AppendText(m_messages[n]);
+    }
+
+    m_messages.clear();
+}
+
+void MyFrame::UpdateThreadStatus()
+{
+    wxCriticalSectionLocker enter(wxGetApp().m_critsect);
+

     // update the counts of running/total threads
     size_t nRunning = 0,
            nCount = wxGetApp().m_threads.Count();
     // update the counts of running/total threads
     size_t nRunning = 0,
            nCount = wxGetApp().m_threads.Count();


@@ -556,26 +655,20 @@ void MyFrame::OnIdle(wxIdleEvent &event)
         m_nRunning = nRunning;
         m_nCount = nCount;
 
         m_nRunning = nRunning;
         m_nCount = nCount;
 

-        wxLogStatus(this, wxT("%u threads total, %u running."), nCount, nRunning);
+        wxLogStatus(this, wxT("%u threads total, %u running."), unsigned(nCount), unsigned(nRunning));

     }
     //else: avoid flicker - don't print anything
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
 {
     }
     //else: avoid flicker - don't print anything
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
 {

-    const wxArrayThread& threads = wxGetApp().m_threads;
-    while ( !threads.IsEmpty() )
-    {
-        threads[0]->Delete();
-    }
-
-    Close(TRUE);
+    Close(true);

 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnExecMain(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
     wxLogMessage(wxT("The exit code from the main program is %ld"),
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnExecMain(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
     wxLogMessage(wxT("The exit code from the main program is %ld"),

-                 EXEC("/bin/echo \"main program\""));
+                 EXEC(_T("/bin/echo \"main program\"")));

 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnExecThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnExecThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))


@@ -584,7 +677,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnExecThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     thread.Run();
 
     wxLogMessage(wxT("The exit code from a child thread is %ld"),
     thread.Run();
 
     wxLogMessage(wxT("The exit code from a child thread is %ld"),

-                 (long)thread.Wait());
+                 (long)wxPtrToUInt(thread.Wait()));

 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnShowCPUs(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnShowCPUs(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))


@@ -595,31 +688,32 @@ void MyFrame::OnShowCPUs(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     switch ( nCPUs )
     {
         case -1:
     switch ( nCPUs )
     {
         case -1:

-            msg = "Unknown number of CPUs";
+            msg = _T("Unknown number of CPUs");

             break;
 
         case 0:
             break;
 
         case 0:

-            msg = "WARNING: you're running without any CPUs!";
+            msg = _T("WARNING: you're running without any CPUs!");

             break;
 
         case 1:
             break;
 
         case 1:

-            msg = "This system only has one CPU.";
+            msg = _T("This system only has one CPU.");

             break;
 
         default:
             msg.Printf(wxT("This system has %d CPUs"), nCPUs);
     }
             break;
 
         default:
             msg.Printf(wxT("This system has %d CPUs"), nCPUs);
     }

-            
+

     wxLogMessage(msg);
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
 {
     wxLogMessage(msg);
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
 {

-    wxMessageDialog dialog(this, "wxWindows multithreaded application sample\n"
-                                 "(c) 1998 Julian Smart, Guilhem Lavaux\n"
-                                 "(c) 1999 Vadim Zeitlin\n"
-                                 "(c) 2000 Robert Roebling",
-                           "About wxThread sample",
+    wxMessageDialog dialog(this,
+                           _T("wxWidgets multithreaded application sample\n")
+                           _T("(c) 1998 Julian Smart, Guilhem Lavaux\n")
+                           _T("(c) 1999 Vadim Zeitlin\n")
+                           _T("(c) 2000 Robert Roebling"),
+                           _T("About wxThread sample"),

                            wxOK | wxICON_INFORMATION);
 
     dialog.ShowModal();
                            wxOK | wxICON_INFORMATION);
 
     dialog.ShowModal();


@@ -642,12 +736,13 @@ void MyFrame::OnStartWorker(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     if ( thread->Create() != wxTHREAD_NO_ERROR )
     {
         wxLogError(wxT("Can't create thread!"));
     if ( thread->Create() != wxTHREAD_NO_ERROR )
     {
         wxLogError(wxT("Can't create thread!"));

+        return;

     }
 
     m_dlgProgress = new wxProgressDialog
                         (
     }
 
     m_dlgProgress = new wxProgressDialog
                         (

-                         "Progress dialog",
-                         "Wait until the thread terminates or press [Cancel]",
+                         _T("Progress dialog"),
+                         _T("Wait until the thread terminates or press [Cancel]"),

                          100,
                          this,
                          wxPD_CAN_ABORT |
                          100,
                          this,
                          wxPD_CAN_ABORT |


@@ -658,18 +753,13 @@ void MyFrame::OnStartWorker(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
                         );
 
     // thread is not running yet, no need for crit sect
                         );
 
     // thread is not running yet, no need for crit sect

-    m_cancelled = FALSE;
+    m_cancelled = false;

 
     thread->Run();
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnWorkerEvent(wxCommandEvent& event)
 {
 
     thread->Run();
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnWorkerEvent(wxCommandEvent& event)
 {

-#if 0
-    WriteText( "Got message from worker thread: " );
-    WriteText( event.GetString() );
-    WriteText( "\n" );
-#else

     int n = event.GetInt();
     if ( n == -1 )
     {
     int n = event.GetInt();
     if ( n == -1 )
     {


@@ -687,10 +777,9 @@ void MyFrame::OnWorkerEvent(wxCommandEvent& event)
         {
             wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(m_critsectWork);
 
         {
             wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(m_critsectWork);
 

-            m_cancelled = TRUE;
+            m_cancelled = true;

         }
     }
         }
     }

-#endif

 }
 
 bool MyFrame::Cancelled()
 }
 
 bool MyFrame::Cancelled()