static void Main() { // Create the thread object. This does not start the thread. Worker workerObject = new Work(); Thread workerThread = new Thread(workerObject.DoWork); // Start the worker thread. workerThread.Start(); Console.WriteLine("main thread: Starting worker thread..."); // Loop until worker thread activates. while (!workerThread.IsAlive) ; // Put the main thread to sleep for 1 millisecond to // allow the worker thread to do some work: Thread.Sleep(1); // Request that the worker thread stop itself: workerObject.RequestStop(); // Use the Join method to block the current thread // until the object's thread terminates. workerThread.Join(); Console.WriteLine("main thread: Worker thread has terminated."); }