Multithreading beginner problem

[Lee Garrington]

Hello,

I am having a bit of a problem with multithreading in C++. After reading
through 2 tutorials and implementing it in what looks the same way, it still
does not compile. Basically, how do I start a function as a separate thread
in a class?

I have the following functions defined...

void Solver::Start()
{
hThreadHandle = CreateThread(NULL, 0,
(LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)ThreadProc, this, 0, &iThreadId);
}

static DWORD WINAPI ThreadProc(Solver *s)
{
return s->Solve();
}

DWORD Solver::Solve()
{
//do some stuff
return 0;
}

I just keep getting a typecast error. Can someone either tell me where I
went wrong or provide me with an explanation of how to do it properly?

Thx in advance

Lee

[Thomas Matthews]

Lee Garrington wrote:

Hello,

I am having a bit of a problem with multithreading in C++. After reading
through 2 tutorials and implementing it in what looks the same way, it still
does not compile. Basically, how do I start a function as a separate thread
in a class? [snip]
Sorry, but threading is not discussed in news:comp.lang.c++ since
there are no facilities for threading in _standard_ C++. Please
consult a newsgroup about your platform or compiler.

Read the FAQ and Welcome.txt which can be found at the links
below.
Thx in advance

Lee

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