ThreadStart Delegate (System.Threading)

Imports System
Imports System.Threading

Public Class Test

    <MTAThread> _
    Shared Sub Main()
        ' To start a thread using a static thread procedure, use the
        ' class name and method name when you create the ThreadStart
        ' delegate. Visual Basic expands the AddressOf expression 
        ' to the appropriate delegate creation syntax:
        '    New ThreadStart(AddressOf Work.DoWork)
        '
        Dim newThread As New Thread(AddressOf Work.DoWork)
        newThread.Start()

        ' To start a thread using an instance method for the thread 
        ' procedure, use the instance variable and method name when 
        ' you create the ThreadStart delegate. Visual Basic expands 
        ' the AddressOf expression to the appropriate delegate 
        ' creation syntax:
        '    New ThreadStart(AddressOf w.DoMoreWork)
        '
        Dim w As New Work()
        w.Data = 42
        newThread = new Thread(AddressOf w.DoMoreWork)
        newThread.Start()
    End Sub
End Class

Public Class Work 
    Public Shared Sub DoWork()
        Console.WriteLine("Static thread procedure.")
    End Sub
    Public Data As Integer
    Public Sub DoMoreWork() 
        Console.WriteLine("Instance thread procedure. Data={0}", Data) 
    End Sub
End Class

' This code example produces the following output (the order 
'   of the lines might vary):
'
'Static thread procedure.
'Instance thread procedure. Data=42

using System;
using System.Threading;

class Test
{
    static void Main() 
    {
        // To start a thread using a static thread procedure, use the
        // class name and method name when you create the ThreadStart
        // delegate. Beginning in version 2.0 of the .NET Framework,
        // it is not necessary to create a delegate explicitly. 
        // Specify the name of the method in the Thread constructor, 
        // and the compiler selects the correct delegate. For example:
        //
        // Thread newThread = new Thread(Work.DoWork);
        //
        ThreadStart threadDelegate = new ThreadStart(Work.DoWork);
        Thread newThread = new Thread(threadDelegate);
        newThread.Start();

        // To start a thread using an instance method for the thread 
        // procedure, use the instance variable and method name when 
        // you create the ThreadStart delegate. Beginning in version
        // 2.0 of the .NET Framework, the explicit delegate is not
        // required.
        //
        Work w = new Work();
        w.Data = 42;
        threadDelegate = new ThreadStart(w.DoMoreWork);
        newThread = new Thread(threadDelegate);
        newThread.Start();
    }
}

class Work 
{
    public static void DoWork() 
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Static thread procedure."); 
    }
    public int Data;
    public void DoMoreWork() 
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Instance thread procedure. Data={0}", Data); 
    }
}

/* This code example produces the following output (the order 
   of the lines might vary):
Static thread procedure.
Instance thread procedure. Data=42
 */

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;
ref class Work
{
public:
   static void DoWork()
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Static thread procedure." );
   }

   int Data;
   void DoMoreWork()
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Instance thread procedure. Data={0}", Data );
   }

};

int main()
{

   // To start a thread using an instance method for the thread 
   // procedure, specify the object as the first argument of the
   // ThreadStart constructor.
   //
   Work^ w = gcnew Work;
   w->Data = 42;
   ThreadStart^ threadDelegate = gcnew ThreadStart( w, &Work::DoMoreWork );
   Thread^ newThread = gcnew Thread( threadDelegate );
   newThread->Start();

   // To start a thread using a static thread procedure, specify
   // only the address of the procedure. This is a change from 
   // earlier versions of the .NET Framework, which required 
   // two arguments, the first of which was null (0).
   //
   threadDelegate = gcnew ThreadStart( &Work::DoWork );
   newThread = gcnew Thread( threadDelegate );
   newThread->Start();
}

/* This code example produces the following output (the order 
   of the lines might vary):
Static thread procedure.
Instance thread procedure. Data=42
 */