use g_thread_new with a struct

Question

I want to start a struct method in an own thread:

g_thread_new( "NewThread", mymethod , NULL)

The problem is, the program only compiles if I set the method to "static":

static gpointer mymethod(gpointer nrp) { puts(this->mystring) ; ... }

But if I set the method to "static" I cannot access the struct instance variables like this->mystring.

Is there a way to use g_thread_new with class methods AND access instance variables?

Answer 1

What you can and should do is receive a void* in your static function as a parameter from the thread. That void* is the object that you want it's function called. Just cast it to the object's type and call the method.

Also, consider using boost::thread .