Multithreading
Visual Studio .NET 2003
Visual C++ allows you to have multiple concurrent threads of execution running simultaneously. With multithreading, you can spin off background tasks, manage simultaneous streams of input, manage a user interface, and much more.
In This Section
- Multithreading with C and Win32
- Provides support for creating multithread applications with 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows
- Multithreading with C++ and MFC
- Describes what processes and threads are and what the MFC approach to multithreading is.
- Multithreading Sample List
- Provides links to samples demonstrating multithreaded programming.
Related Sections
- CWinThread
- Represents a thread of execution within an application.
- CSyncObject
- Describes a pure virtual class that provides functionality common to the synchronization objects in Win32.
- CSemaphore
- Represents a "semaphore" — a synchronization object that allows a limited number of threads in one or more processes to access a resource.
- CMutex
- Represents a "mutex" — a synchronization object that allows one thread mutually exclusive access to a resource.
- CCriticalSection
- Represents a "critical section" — a synchronization object that allows one thread at a time to access a resource or section of code.
- CEvent
- Represents an "event" — a synchronization object that allows one thread to notify another that an event has occurred.
- CMultiLock
- Represents the access-control mechanism used in controlling access to resources in a multithreaded program.
- CSingleLock
- Represents the access-control mechanism used in controlling access to a resource in a multithreaded program.
- Adding Functionality
- Provides links to topics describing conceptual information about the Visual C++ libraries and topics discussing various coding technologies and techniques.
