Mega Code Archive
An alternate way to start a thread
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using System;
using System.Threading;
class MyThread {
public int count;
public Thread thrd;
public MyThread(string name) {
count = 0;
thrd = new Thread(this.run);
thrd.Name = name;
thrd.Start();
}
void run() {
Console.WriteLine(thrd.Name + " starting.");
do {
Thread.Sleep(500);
Console.WriteLine("In " + thrd.Name +
", count is " + count);
count++;
} while(count < 10);
Console.WriteLine(thrd.Name + " terminating.");
}
}
class MainClass {
public static void Main() {
Console.WriteLine("Main thread starting.");
MyThread mt = new MyThread("Child #1");
do {
Console.Write(".");
Thread.Sleep(100);
} while (mt.count != 10);
Console.WriteLine("Main thread ending.");
}
}
Main thread starting.
Child #1 starting.
.....In Child #1, count is 0
.....In Child #1, count is 1
....In Child #1, count is 2
.....In Child #1, count is 3
....In Child #1, count is 4
.....In Child #1, count is 5
.....In Child #1, count is 6
....In Child #1, count is 7
.....In Child #1, count is 8
....In Child #1, count is 9
Child #1 terminating.
Main thread ending.
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