Re: Multiple Threads Within the IDE

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From: Doug Thews (dougthews_at_removeme.ddconsult.com)
Date: 10/08/04 

Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 13:57:10 -0500

So, what is the recommended method for shutting down threads spun off my a
main form in a WinFOrms app?

1. Create all worker threads by setting the IsBackground property to true?
2. Call Thread.Interrupt() followed by Thread.Join() within the Form's
Close event for all worker threads? 

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"Richard Blewett [DevelopMentor]" <richardb@develop.com> wrote in message 
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> well if you just want the trheads to terminate when teh main thread does 
> set their IsBackground property to true. If you want the threads to come 
> down in a controlled fashion, signal them (by an event, flag or Interrupt) 
> and issue a Join on them before the form closes.
>
> The main issue is that threads created uwing the Thread class will, by 
> default, keep your process running.
>
> Regards
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> I was noticing that when I run a multi-threaded app from within the IDE 
> and
> then I close the main form (which spun off all of the threads), that the
> Stop/Pause VCR buttons in the debugger are still available & working. It's
> like closing the form did not actually cancel the threads.
>
> From my earlier discussions on the newsgroup, I know how people already 
> feel
> about Thread.Abort(), so I was wondering what I need to do to "clean up"
> when closing a main form that has spun off worker threads (I was under the
> impression that this cleanup would automatically happen, but seeing the
> Stop/Pause VCR buttons on the debugger being active & working tell me
> otherwise).
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
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