Re: how to end a thread from the main thread

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Mystique wrote:
> how to end a thread from the main thread

Ending a thread directly from another thread should always be
considered not an option.

If you want to end a UI thread, post a WM_CLOSE message to it and let
it terminate itself.
If you want to end a worker thread, use a variable to signal to the
thread that it's time to shut down.

If you need to wait until the thread is shutdown, wait on it's handle
in the main thread.

Which type of thread are you using?

Josh McFarlane

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