thrd_detach

 

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Defined in header <threads.h>
int thrd_detach( thrd_t thr );		(since C11)

Detaches the thread identified by thr from the current environment. The resources held by the thread will be freed automatically once the thread exits.

Parameters

thr

-

identifier of the thread to detach

Return value

thrd_success if successful, thrd_error otherwise.

References

• C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):

• 7.26.5.3 The thrd_detach function (p: 383-384)

See also

thrd_join (C11)	blocks until a thread terminates (function)
C++ documentation for detach