- #include <windows.h>
- #include <cstdio>
- #include <process.h>
- #define MY_MSG WM_USER+100
- const int MAX_INFO_SIZE = 20;
- HANDLE hStartEvent; // thread start event
- // thread function
- unsigned __stdcall fun(void *param)
- {
- printf("thread fun start/n");
- MSG msg;
- PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, WM_USER, WM_USER, PM_NOREMOVE);
- if(!SetEvent(hStartEvent)) //set thread start event
- {
- printf("set start event failed,errno:%d/n",::GetLastError());
- return 1;
- }
- while(true)
- {
- if(GetMessage(&msg,0,0,0)) //get msg from message queue
- {
- switch(msg.message)
- {
- case MY_MSG:
- char * pInfo = (char *)msg.wParam;
- printf("recv %s/n",pInfo);
- delete[] pInfo;
- break;
- }
- }
- };
- return 0;
- }
- int main()
- {
- HANDLE hThread;
- unsigned nThreadID;
- hStartEvent = ::CreateEvent(0,FALSE,FALSE,0); //create thread start event
- if(hStartEvent == 0)
- {
- printf("create start event failed,errno:%d/n",::GetLastError());
- return 1;
- }
- //start thread
- hThread = (HANDLE)_beginthreadex( NULL, 0, &fun, NULL, 0, &nThreadID );
- if(hThread == 0)
- {
- printf("start thread failed,errno:%d/n",::GetLastError());
- CloseHandle(hStartEvent);
- return 1;
- }
- //wait thread start event to avoid PostThreadMessage return errno:1444
- ::WaitForSingleObject(hStartEvent,INFINITE);
- CloseHandle(hStartEvent);
- int count = 0;
- while(true)
- {
- char* pInfo = new char[MAX_INFO_SIZE]; //create dynamic msg
- sprintf(pInfo,"msg_%d",++count);
- if(!PostThreadMessage(nThreadID,MY_MSG,(WPARAM)pInfo,0))//post thread msg
- {
- printf("post message failed,errno:%d/n",::GetLastError());
- delete[] pInfo;
- }
- ::Sleep(1000);
- }
- CloseHandle(hThread);
- return 0;
- }
PostThreadMessage的原型是这样的
BOOL PostThreadMessage( DWORD idThread,
UINT Msg,
WPARAM wParam,
LPARAM lParam
);
PostThreadMessage可以用于线程之间的异步通讯,因为它不用等待调用者返回,
这也许是线程通讯中最简单的一种方法了。
但是要注意以下问题
1 .PostThreadMessage有时会失败,报1444错误(Invalid thread identifier. )
其实这不一定是线程不存在的原因,也有可能是线程不存在消息队列(message queue)造成的。
事实上,并不是每个thread都有message queue,那如何让thread具有呢?
答案是,至少调用message相关的function一次,比如GetMessage,PeekMessage。
2.如果是post动态分配的memory给另外一个thread,要注意内存的正确释放。
3.PostThreadMessage不能够post WM_COPYDATE之类的同步消息,否则会报错
4.最好不要使用PostThreadMessage post message给一个窗口,使用PostMessage替代。
下面是我写的一个比较严整的例子,仅供参考。