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00001 //
00002 //  SYNTOPIA. See http://Syntopia.sourceforge.net for details and documentation.        
00003 //
00004 //
00005 //
00006 
00007 // This thread code is taken from C/C++ User Journal. See:
00008 // 
00009 // http://www.cuj.com/articles/1999/9912/9912d/9912dl1.htm?topic=articles
00010 //
00011 // for more information.
00012 
00013 
00014 #include <winbase.h>   // for CreateThread and macros
00015 
00016 namespace MSVC
00017 {
00018 
00019 
00020 template <typename Object>
00021 void runInThread(
00022          Object& objectInstance,
00023          DWORD (WINAPI Object::*memberFunc)(void),
00024          HANDLE* handle=0,
00025          DWORD* id=0)
00026 {
00027     using std::runtime_error;
00028 
00029     DWORD (WINAPI *threadFunc)(void*);
00030 
00031     // pass object "this" pointer via thread void* argument
00032     void *thisPointer = static_cast<void*>(&objectInstance);
00033 
00034     //  copy class member pointer to global function pointer
00035     *reinterpret_cast<long*>(&threadFunc) =
00036         *reinterpret_cast<long*>(&memberFunc);
00037 
00038     DWORD threadId = -1;
00039 
00040     // replace CreateThread if your compiler has a function
00041     // to initialize a thread-safe C runtime library
00042     HANDLE result =
00043         CreateThread(
00044             0,
00045             0,
00046             threadFunc,
00047             thisPointer,
00048             0,
00049             &threadId);
00050 
00051     if (result==0) throw runtime_error("CreateThread failed");
00052 
00053     if (handle) *handle = result;
00054     if (id) *id = threadId;
00055 }
00056 
00057 }
thread1.h
