CMsgThread.CreateThread method

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Creates a thread.

Syntax

BOOL CreateThread();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Returns one of the following values.

Return code	Description
TRUE	Thread was successfully created.
FALSE	Thread was not successfully created.

Remarks

The thread will loop, blocking until a request is queued (through the CMsgThread::PutThreadMsg member function) and then calling the CMsgThread::ThreadMessageProc member function with each message.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Header	Msgthrd.h (include Streams.h)
Library	Strmbase.lib (retail builds); Strmbasd.lib (debug builds)

See also

CMsgThread Class