which sleep methods should be used in threads ?

[actalk]

Hello !

I try WaitForSingleObject(tempEvent, tempInterval) but I can not make correct timing.

I think SysyUtils.Sleep function is not interruptable.

I need a interruptabe sleep method. it should not use much more system resource because there are alot of threads and they use sleep 1000s times in a day ... ( may be a bad design ).

1 second or half second is not imortant for me.

I need any clue about CreateEvent and WaitForSingleObject
or
other interruptable sleep methods.

thanks.

[Kambiz]

If you just need to wait for a specific period of time inside a thread, Sleep API is the most appropriate one.

But as you already have mentioned, to wait for maximum a period of time you have to use something like event.
Create the event in manual reset mode and initially reset it:

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EventHandle := CreateEvent(nil, True, False, nil);

Inside your thread wait for the event:

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WaitForSingleObject(EventHandle, TheInterval);

Whenever you need to resume the thread regardless of wait interval, call:

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PulseEvent(EventHandle);

And finally, before terminating the thread, call:

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SetEvent(EventHandle);

By the way, take a look at Waitable Timer Objects on Windows API. Maybe you can use this object inside threads.

[actalk]

Thank you Kambiz.

now I am trying a bit diffrent one.
but I think Delphi uses same code like in yours reply.

When i stop the threads... rarely program hangs (suspends)
but I dont know where it suspends and why...

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on decleration of the thread
  FTerminateEvent: TEvent;

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on Create of thread
  FTerminateEvent := TEvent.Create(nil, False, False, '');


second parameter differs from yours.

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on destroy
  FTerminateEvent.Free;

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on  tryStop procedure of the thread
  Terminate;
  FTerminateEvent.SetEvent;

instead of PulseEvent

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on the Execute method
 FTerminateEvent.WaitFor(ItemInterval);

same

[Kambiz]

This is the solution:

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FTerminateEvent.WaitFor(ItemInterval);
if Terminated then Exit;