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--- c:c_threads:transfer_ownership_of_threads_at_runtime [2021/03/05 12:42] – peter
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 ====== C - C++ Threads - Transfer ownership of threads at runtime ======
-std::move can be called to move the ownership of the underlying thread resource from one std::thread object to another.
+**std::move** can be called to move the ownership of the underlying thread resource from one std::thread object to another.
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 This shows that the main() thread is blocked until the t1 thread completes.
+A **join** blocks the thread that called it; in this example the thread that call the t1 thread is the main() thread.
+This may result in the application freezing.
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 **NOTE:**  Notice that now the **Continue Main** message is displayed even before the thread function finishes.
-A join() blocks the thread that called it, in this example the main() thread.
+Ownership of the t1 thread is passed to a different thread, in this example, t2, allowing the main() thread to not be blocked.
-This may result in the application freezing.
-To overcome this issue, ownership of the thread is passed to a different thread, in this example, t2, allowing the main() thread to not be blocked.
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