//about thread
//passing data to the thread through struct parameter
//wait till the thread finished.
#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdio.h>
// Parameters to print_function.
struct char_print_parms
{
//The character to print.
char character;
//The number of times to print it.
int count;
};
//prints a number of characters to stderr, as given by PARAMETERS,
//which is a pointer to a struct char_print_parms.
void* char_print(void* parameters)
{
//cast the cookie pointer to the right type.
struct char_print_parms* p=(struct char_print_parms*) parameters;
int i;
for (i=0; i<p->count; ++i)
fputc(p->character, stderr);
return NULL;
}
//the main program.
int main()
{
pthread_t thread1_id;
pthread_t thread2_id;
struct char_print_parms thread1_args;
struct char_print_parms thread2_args;
//create a new thread to print 30,000 'x's.
thread1_args.character = 'x';
thread1_args.count = 30000;
pthread_create(&thread1_id, NULL, &char_print, &thread1_args);
//create a new thread to print 20,000 'o's.
thread2_args.character = 'o';
thread2_args.count = 20000;
pthread_create(&thread2_id, NULL, &char_print, &thread2_args);
//Make sure the first thread has finished.
pthread_join(thread1_id, NULL);
//Make sure the second thread has finished.
pthread_join(thread2_id, NULL);
//now we can safely return.
return 0;
}
//and the compiling command
gcc -o thread_c2 thread_create2.c -lpthread