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dlib/examples/thread_function_ex.cpp

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// The contents of this file are in the public domain. See LICENSE_FOR_EXAMPLE_PROGRAMS.txt
/*
This is a very simple example that illustrates the use of the
thread_function object from the dlib C++ Library.
The output of the programs should look like this:
45.6
9.999
I have no args!
val: 3
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <dlib/threads.h>
#include <dlib/ref.h>
using namespace dlib;
using namespace std;
void thread_1(double a)
{
cout << a << endl;
}
void thread_2 ()
{
cout << "I have no args!" << endl;
}
void thread_increment(double& a)
{
a += 1;
}
int main()
{
// create a thread that will call thread_1(45.6)
thread_function t1(thread_1,45.6);
// wait for the t1 thread to end
t1.wait();
// create a thread that will call thread_1(9.999)
thread_function t2(thread_1,9.999);
// wait for the t2 thread to end
t2.wait();
// create a thread that will call thread_2()
thread_function t3(thread_2);
// Note that we can also use the ref() function to pass a variable
// to a thread by reference. For example, the thread below adds
// one to val.
double val = 2;
thread_function t4(thread_increment, dlib::ref(val));
t4.wait(); // wait for t4 to finish before printing val.
// Print val. It will now have a value of 3.
cout << "val: " << val << endl;
// At this point we will automatically wait for t3 to end because
// the destructor for thread_function objects always wait for their
// thread to terminate.
}