Detailed Description

wxWidgets provides a set of classes to make use of the native thread capabilities of the various platforms.

Related macros/global-functions group: Threads

Classes
class	wxMessageQueue< T >
	wxMessageQueue allows passing messages between threads. More...

class	wxThreadEvent
	This class adds some simple functionality to wxEvent to facilitate inter-thread communication. More...

class	wxCondition
	wxCondition variables correspond to pthread conditions or to Win32 event objects. More...

class	wxCriticalSectionLocker
	This is a small helper class to be used with wxCriticalSection objects. More...

class	wxThreadHelper
	The wxThreadHelper class is a mix-in class that manages a single background thread, either detached or joinable (see wxThread for the differences). More...

class	wxCriticalSection
	A critical section object is used for exactly the same purpose as a wxMutex. More...

class	wxThread
	A thread is basically a path of execution through a program. More...

class	wxSemaphore
	wxSemaphore is a counter limiting the number of threads concurrently accessing a shared resource. More...

class	wxMutexLocker
	This is a small helper class to be used with wxMutex objects. More...

class	wxMutex
	A mutex object is a synchronization object whose state is set to signaled when it is not owned by any thread, and nonsignaled when it is owned. More...

Enumerations
enum	wxMessageQueueError { wxMSGQUEUE_NO_ERROR = 0, wxMSGQUEUE_TIMEOUT, wxMSGQUEUE_MISC_ERROR }
	Error codes for wxMessageQueue<> operations. More...

Enumeration Type Documentation

Error codes for wxMessageQueue<> operations.

This enum contains the possible return value of wxMessageQueue<> methods.

Category: Threading

Enumerator

wxMSGQUEUE_NO_ERROR

Indicates that the operation completed successfully.

wxMSGQUEUE_TIMEOUT

Indicates that no messages were received before timeout expired.

This return value is only used by wxMessageQueue<>::ReceiveTimeout().

wxMSGQUEUE_MISC_ERROR

Some unexpected (and fatal) error has occurred.