tthread::this_thread Namespace Reference

The namespace this_thread provides methods for dealing with the calling thread. More...

Functions
thread::id	get_id ()
	Return the thread ID of the calling thread.
void	yield ()
	Yield execution to another thread.
template<class _Rep , class _Period >
void	sleep_for (const chrono::duration< _Rep, _Period > &aTime)
	Blocks the calling thread for a period of time.

Detailed Description

The namespace this_thread provides methods for dealing with the calling thread.

void tthread::this_thread::sleep_for ( const chrono::duration< _Rep, _Period > & aTime ) [inline]

Blocks the calling thread for a period of time.

Parameters:

[in]

aTime

Minimum time to put the thread to sleep. Example usage:

 // Sleep for 100 milliseconds
 this_thread::sleep_for(chrono::milliseconds(100));

Note:: Supported duration types are: nanoseconds, microseconds, milliseconds, seconds, minutes and hours.

void tthread::this_thread::yield ( ) [inline]

Yield execution to another thread.

Offers the operating system the opportunity to schedule another thread that is ready to run on the current processor.