<thread>

The latest version of this topic can be found at <thread>.

Include the standard header <thread> to define the class thread and various supporting functions.

Syntax

#include <thread>

Note

In code that is compiled by using /clr or /clr:pure, this header is blocked.

The __STDCPP_THREADS__ macro is defined as a nonzero value to indicate that threads are supported by this header.

Name	Description
thread Class	Defines an object that is used to observe and manage a thread of execution in an application.

Name	Description
hash Structure (STL)	Defines a member function that returns a value that is uniquely determined by a `thread::id`. The member function defines a hash function that is suitable for mapping values of type `thread::id` to a distribution of index values.

Name	Description
get_id Function	Uniquely identifies the current thread of execution.
sleep_for Function	Blocks the calling thread.
sleep_until Function	Blocks the calling thread at least until the specified time.
swap Function	Exchanges the states of two `thread` objects.
yield Function	Signals the operating system to run other threads, even if the current thread would ordinarily continue to run.

Name	Description
operator>= Operator	Determines whether one `thread::id` object is greater than or equal to another.
operator> Operator	Determines whether one `thread::id` object is greater than another.
operator<= Operator	Determines whether one `thread::id` object is less than or equal to another.
operator< Operator	Determines whether one `thread::id` object is less than another.
operator!= Operator	Compares two `thread::id` objects for inequality.
operator== Operator	Compares two `thread::id` objects for equality.
operator<< Operator	Inserts a text representation of a `thread::id` object into a stream.