How to pass integer to CreateThread()?

c++ int createthread
BArtWell picture BArtWell · Sep 26, 2012 · Viewed 12.4k times · Source

How to pass int parameter to CreateThread callback function? I try it:

DWORD WINAPI mHandler(LPVOID sId) {
...
arr[(int)sId]
...
}

int id=1;
CreateThread(NULL, NULL, mHandler, (LPVOID)id, NULL, NULL);

But I get warnings:

warning C4311: 'type cast' : pointer truncation from 'LPVOID' to 'int'
warning C4312: 'type cast' : conversion from 'int' to 'LPVOID' of greater size

Answer

Jon picture Jon · Sep 26, 2012

Pass the address of the integer instead of its value:

// parameter on the heap to avoid possible threading bugs
int* id = new int(1);
CreateThread(NULL, NULL, mHandler, id, NULL, NULL);


DWORD WINAPI mHandler(LPVOID sId) {
    // make a copy of the parameter for convenience
    int id = *static_cast<int*>(sId);
    delete sId;

    // now do something with id
}

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