C# Single Thread > Multi Thread

Code

using System;

using System.Threading;



// Simple threading scenario:  Start a static method running 

// on a second thread. 

public class ThreadExample {

    // The ThreadProc method is called when the thread starts. 

    // It loops ten times, writing to the console and yielding  

    // the rest of its time slice each time, and then ends. 

    public static void ThreadProc() {

  for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {

    Console.WriteLine("ThreadProc: {0}", i);

    // Yield the rest of the time slice.

    Thread.Sleep(0);

  }

    }



    public static void Main() {

  Console.WriteLine("Main thread: Start a second thread.");

  // The constructor for the Thread class requires a ThreadStart  

  // delegate that represents the method to be executed on the  

  // thread.  C# simplifies the creation of this delegate.

  Thread t = new Thread(new ThreadStart(ThreadProc));



  // Start ThreadProc.  Note that on a uniprocessor, the new  

  // thread does not get any processor time until the main thread  

  // is preempted or yields.  Uncomment the Thread.Sleep that  

  // follows t.Start() to see the difference.

  t.Start();

  //Thread.Sleep(0); 



  for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {

    Console.WriteLine("Main thread: Do some work.");

    Thread.Sleep(0);

  }



  Console.WriteLine("Main thread: Call Join(), to wait until ThreadProc ends.");

  t.Join();

  Console.WriteLine("Main thread: ThreadProc.Join has returned.  Press Enter to end program.");

  Console.ReadLine();

    }

}

Code

[VB, C++, C#]

 Main thread: Start a second thread.

 Main thread: Do some work.

 ThreadProc: 0

 Main thread: Do some work.

 ThreadProc: 1

 Main thread: Do some work.

 ThreadProc: 2

 Main thread: Do some work.

 ThreadProc: 3

 Main thread: Call Join(), to wait until ThreadProc ends.

 ThreadProc: 4

 ThreadProc: 5

 ThreadProc: 6

 ThreadProc: 7

 ThreadProc: 8

 ThreadProc: 9

 Main thread: ThreadProc.Join has returned.  Press Enter to end program.

Code

Thread threadName = new Thread(new ThreadStart(delegate

{

    //The stuff to be threaded goes here

}));

threadName.Start();



Thread threadName2 = new Thread(new ThreadStart(delegate

{

    //The stuff to be threaded goes here

}));

threadName2.Start();