1// Copyright (C) 2010 Vicente Botet
2//
3// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
4// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
5
6#define BOOST_THREAD_VERSION 2
7
8#include <iostream>
9#include <boost/thread/thread_only.hpp>
10
11class Worker
12{
13public:
14
15 Worker()
16 {
17 // the thread is not-a-thread until we call start()
18 }
19
20 void start(int N)
21 {
22// std::cout << "start\n";
23 m_Thread = boost::thread(&Worker::processQueue, this, N);
24// std::cout << "started\n";
25 }
26
27 void join()
28 {
29 m_Thread.join();
30 }
31
32 void processQueue(unsigned N)
33 {
34 unsigned ms = N * 1000;
35 boost::posix_time::milliseconds workTime(ms);
36
37// std::cout << "Worker: started, will work for "
38// << ms << "ms"
39// << std::endl;
40
41 // We're busy, honest!
42 boost::this_thread::sleep(rel_time: workTime);
43
44// std::cout << "Worker: completed" << std::endl;
45 }
46
47private:
48
49 boost::thread m_Thread;
50};
51
52int main()
53{
54// std::cout << "main: startup" << std::endl;
55
56 Worker worker;
57
58// std::cout << "main: create worker" << std::endl;
59
60 worker.start(N: 3);
61
62// std::cout << "main: waiting for thread" << std::endl;
63
64 worker.join();
65
66// std::cout << "main: done" << std::endl;
67
68 return 0;
69}
70

source code of boost/libs/thread/test/test_5542_1.cpp