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Object-oriented Programming

Notes }
};
int main()
{
Console::WriteLine( “From Main Thread: Start a second thread.”
);
// Create the thread, passing a ThreadStart delegate that represents the
// ThreadExample::ThreadProc method. For a delegate representing a
// static method, no object is required.
Thread^oThread=gcnew Thread(gcnew ThreadStart(&ExampleThread::ThreadProc
) );
// Start ThreadProc. Note that on a uniprocessor, the new thread does not
get any
// processor time until the main thread is preempted or yields. Uncomment
the

// Thread.Sleep that follows Start() to see the difference.
Thread->Start();
//Thread::Sleep(0);
for ( int i = 0; i < 4; i++ )
{
Console::WriteLine( “From Main Thread: Work Work Work.” );
Thread::Sleep( 0 );

}
Console::WriteLine( “From Main Thread: Call Join(), to wait until ThreadProc
ends.” );
oThread->Join();
Console::WriteLine( “From Main thread: Press Enter to end
program.” );
Console::ReadLine();
return 0;
}
Here is the result of a run of this simple example.
From Main Thread: Start a second thread.

From Main Thread: Work Work Work.
Thread Procedure: 0
From Main Thread: Work Work Work.
Thread Procedure: 1
From Main Thread: Work Work Work.

Thread Procedure: 2

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