C6258
Visual Studio 2012
warning C6258: using TerminateThread does not allow proper thread clean up.
This warning indicates that a call to TerminateThread has been detected.
TerminateThread is a dangerous function that should only be used in the most extreme cases. For more information about problems associated with TerminateThread call, see this topic in the MSDN Library: TerminateThread.
To properly terminate threads
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Create an event object using the CreateEvent function.
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Create the threads.
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Each thread monitors the event state by calling the WaitForSingleObject function.
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Each thread ends its own execution when the event is set to the signaled state (WaitForSingleObject returns WAIT_OBJECT_0).
See one of the following topics for more information:
