Windows® via C/C++, Fifth Edition

Chapter 6. Thread Basics

In this chapter:

When to Create a Thread

When Not to Create a Thread

Writing Your First Thread Function

The CreateThread Function

Terminating a Thread

Some Thread Internals

C/C++ Run-Time Library Considerations

Gaining a Sense of One’s Own Identity

It is critical that you understand threads because every process requires at least one thread. In this chapter, I’ll go into much more detail about threads. In particular, I’ll explain how processes and threads differ and what responsibility each has. I’ll also explain how the system uses thread kernel objects to manage the threads. Like process kernel objects, thread kernel objects have properties, and we’ll examine many of the functions that are available for querying and changing ...