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TThread

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Abstract Thread class.

Declaration

type TThread = class

protected

  procedure DoTerminate; virtual;

  

Terminates the thread.

  procedure Execute; virtual; abstract;

  

Execute method. Should be overridden in a descendent thread.

  procedure Synchronize();

  

Synchronizes the thread by executing the method in the main thread.

  property ReturnValue: Integer; [rw]

  

Return value of the thread when it stops executing.

  property Terminated: Boolean; [r]

  

Indicates whether the Terminatemethod was called by the user.

public

  FStackPointer: Integer;

  

  FStackSize: Integer;

  

  FCallExitProcess: Boolean;

  

  constructor Create();

  

Creates a new thread.

  destructor Destroy; override;

  

Destroys the thread object.

  procedure Resume;

  

Resumes the thread's execution.

  procedure Suspend;

  

Suspends the thread's execution.

  procedure Terminate;

  

Signals the thread it should terminate.

  function WaitFor;

  

Waits for the thread to terminate and returns the exit status.

  property FreeOnTerminate: Boolean; [rw]

  

Indicates whether the thread should free itself when it stops executing.

  property Handle: THANDLE; [r]

  

Returns the thread handle.

  property Priority: TThreadPriority; [rw]

  

Returns the thread priority.

  property Suspended: Boolean; [rw]

  

Indicates whether the thread is suspended.

  property ThreadID: THANDLE; [r]

  

Returns the thread ID.

  property OnTerminate: TNotifyEvent; [rw]

  

Event called when the thread terminates.

end;

Inheritance

TThread

  

Abstract Thread class.
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TObject

Description

The TThread class encapsulates the native thread support of the operating system. To create a thread, declare a descendent of the TThread object and override the Execute method. In this method, the thhread's code should be executed. To run a thread, create an instance of the tthread descendent, and call it's execute method.

See also

EThread

  

Thread error exception.

TThread.Execute

  

Execute method. Should be overridden in a descendent thread.