Threading Support Functions
Procedures for working with multithreaded applications.
Description
These procedures allow for multithreaded programming. Threads and conditional variables can be created and destroyed, and so-called mutexes can be obtained to protect thread-sensitive data.
Threads
Procedures that start and wait for threaded procedures.
Mutexes
Procedures that deal with mutexes.
Conditional Varables
Procedures that create and signal conditional variables.

Threads ThreadCall Starts a procedure with parameters in a separate thread of execution. ThreadCreate Starts a procedure in a separate thread of execution. ThreadWait Waits for a thread to finish and releases the thread handle. ThreadDetach Releases a thread handle without waiting for the thread to finish. ThreadSelf Returns the thread handle of the current thread. Mutexes MutexCreate Creates a mutex. MutexLock Acquires a lock on a mutex. MutexUnlock Releases a lock on a mutex. MutexDestroy Destroys a mutex that is no longer needed. | Conditional Variables CondCreate Creates a conditional variable. CondWait Pauses execution of a threaded procedure. CondSignal Resumes execution of a threaded procedure waiting for a conditional. CondBroadcast Resumes all threaded procedures waiting for a conditional. CondDestroy Destroys a conditional variable that is no longer needed.

Platform Differences

- These procedures are not supported in DOS.