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cybermind
cybermind

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SDL and C++11 threads

I'm developing an application in C++11 which uses SDL as a library. I'm planning to add multithreaded support for my app. Is there any difference whether to use SDL_Thread or std::thread in my application?

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jared_schmitz
jared_schmitz

Reputation: 593

Unless you're using a part of the SDL API that specifically requires SDL's thread handle type, you're better off using C++'s std::thread. The API is more idiomatic (e.g. the constructor allowing you to forward arguments to start function) and does not tie that code to what SDL provides.

The reason I mention the handle is if you actually need to pass an SDL_Thread *, there is no way to query for handle to the current thread. Granted std::thread does not provide this either, but since the interface is richer, it makes more sense to use.

Edit: Both interfaces seem to draw heavily from POSIX threads, but with one exception. std::thread does not have a built-in cancellation function. Normally, you don't want to kill a thread anyway without any sort of cleanup, but it is worth mentioning.

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