[SOLVED] Interrupt a thread

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siva_dashq

in General Discussion • Other • 4 months ago

Hi people,

I was looking for a way to interrupt a thread that is running.

I know it is possible by extending the class but is there a method that already exists in order to interrupt a thread?

Thanks for reading

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GoToLoop

Re: Interrupt a thread

4 months ago

The main Processing code is a Thread itself!

And a Thread ends either when it reaches its last closing curling brace or finds itself a return!

There are some strategies to impose a condition to a Thread ending.

You can, for example, put a whole Thread under a while ( "condition variable") {...} loop block.

Let's say you create a global boolean variable called -> isThreadActive.

And then, put that as the Thread's while block's condition.

At the very moment you set isThreadActive = false within draw(), you turn the remote Thread off!

You can also put a Thread to sleep instead, and wake it up at will!

Well, those were my ideas.

GoToLoop

Re: Interrupt a thread

4 months ago

Here are some posts about Thread .

Both by using function thread() or by extending class Thread or even by implementing interface Runnable :

siva_dashq

Re: Interrupt a thread

4 months ago

Thanks for your replies, clever as usual.

That idea of a boolean is quite smart so i'm starting with this, but i'm gonna find something cleaner in your suggestions and maybe i will eventually extend that class.

Thanks again you are really helping me out everytime