/// <summary>
/// Creates the multiple threads: this example shows:
/// - creation of multiple threads to be running in parallel.
/// - passing parameters to the task.
/// - check the output. Can you predict the pattern of interleaving?
/// </summary>
public void createMultipleThreads()
{
Console.WriteLine("Press a key to start multiple threads printing separate characters ... ");
Console.Read();
int num = 500;
char[] chars = { 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E' };
Thread[] threads = new Thread[chars.Length];
for (int i = 0; i < chars.Length; i++)
{
char c = chars[i];
threads[i] = new Thread(() => ThreadCreation.printChars(num, c));
}
for (int i = 0; i < chars.Length; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0}", threads[i].ThreadState);
threads[i].Start();
Console.WriteLine("{0}", threads[i].ThreadState);
// Uncomment this to see the change of the states for each thread and its output separately
// otherwise the results of the threads will be interleaved
//Console.Read();
}
// Here the main thread waits for all to finish
for (int i = 0; i < chars.Length; i++)
{
threads[i].Join();
}
Console.WriteLine(" The main thread has terminated ... ");
}
private static void ThreadCreationExample()
{
var threadCreation = new ThreadCreation();
threadCreation.UsingThread();
threadCreation.UsingThreadStart();
threadCreation.UsingThreadStartWithParameters();
threadCreation.UsingLambdaExpressions();
Console.ReadKey();
}
public void runExamples()
{
ThreadsList tl = new ThreadsList();
// todo: uncomment this and check the execution
//tl.runExample();
ThreadCreation tc = new ThreadCreation();
// todo: uncomment this and check the execution
//tc.runExample();
ThreadsJoin tj = new ThreadsJoin(2000);
// todo: uncomment this and check the execution
//tj.runExample();
}
public virtual TResult Visit(ThreadCreation e, TData data)
{
return(Visit((JdwpEvent)e, data));
}
