.NET Framework Class Library
Thread.Abort Method

Raises a ThreadAbortException in the thread on which it is invoked, to begin the process of terminating the thread. Calling this method usually terminates the thread.

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Name Description
Thread.Abort () Raises a ThreadAbortException in the thread on which it is invoked, to begin the process of terminating the thread. Calling this method usually terminates the thread.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

Thread.Abort (Object) Raises a ThreadAbortException in the thread on which it is invoked, to begin the process of terminating the thread while also providing exception information about the thread termination. Calling this method usually terminates the thread.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

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Peter Ritchie
Thead.Abort should be avoided.
There's many reasons not to use Thread.Abort and ThreadAbortException
  • On certain platforms (like x64 and IA64) the abort can occur before Monitor.Enter and a try block (even with lock/SyncLock), leaving the monitor orphaned.
  • The ThreadAbortException can occur in 3rd party code not written to handle thread abort.
  • The thread can be aborted while processing a finally block in .NET 1.x
  • Uses exceptions for normal control flow logic.
  • Asynchronous exception can interrupt modification of shard state or resources, leaving them corrupted.

For more detail see:

  • http://msmvps.com/blogs/peterritchie/archive/2007/08/22/thead-abort-is-a-sign-of-a-poorly-designed-program.aspx
  • http://www.bluebytesoftware.com/blog/2007/01/30/MonitorEnterThreadAbortsAndOrphanedLocks.aspx
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/ericlippert/archive/2007/08/17/subtleties-of-c-il-codegen.aspx

jZe
Alternative programming to using Thread.Abort
See
"Overview of Synchronization Primitives"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms228964.aspx

and
"Managed Threading Best Practices" for more information on how to avoid using Abort
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1c9txz50.aspx?wt.slv=ColumnA

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