Multithreading Support for Older Code (Visual C++)

Visual C++ allows you to have multiple concurrent threads of execution running simultaneously. With multithreading, you can spin off background tasks, manage simultaneous streams of input, manage a user interface, and much more.

In This Section

• Multithreading with C and Win32
  Provides support for creating multithread applications with Microsoft Windows

• Multithreading with C++ and MFC
  Describes what processes and threads are and what the MFC approach to multithreading is.

• Multithreading and Locales
  Discusses issues that arise when using the locale functionality of both the C Runtime Library and the Standard C++ Library in a multithreaded application.

Related Sections

• CWinThread
  Represents a thread of execution within an application.

• CSyncObject
  Describes a pure virtual class that provides functionality common to the synchronization objects in Win32.

• CSemaphore
  Represents a semaphore, which is a synchronization object that allows a limited number of threads in one or more processes to access a resource.

• CMutex
  Represents a mutex, which is a synchronization object that allows one thread mutually exclusive access to a resource.

• CCriticalSection
  Represents a critical section, which is a synchronization object that allows one thread at a time to access a resource or section of code.

• CEvent
  Represents an event, which is a synchronization object that allows one thread to notify another that an event has occurred.

• CMultiLock
  Represents the access-control mechanism used in controlling access to resources in a multithreaded program.

• CSingleLock
  Represents the access-control mechanism used in controlling access to a resource in a multithreaded program.

• Common Programming Methodologies
  Provides links to topics describing conceptual information about the Visual C++ libraries and topics discussing various coding technologies and techniques.