Using threads in vb.net framework 1.1

Not sure if this is the best group for the posting, but hopefully someone
can point me in the right direction. I'm firing a thread which populates a
hash table of objects, can I at any point suspend the thread and traverse
(work) the hash table for an object and then continue the thread once
complete with my traversal?



Colette

"Colette_J" <papow (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in
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Not sure if this is the best group for the posting, but hopefully
someone can point me in the right direction. I'm firing a thread
which populates a hash table of objects, can I at any point suspend
the thread and traverse (work) the hash table for an object and then
continue the thread once complete with my traversal?

Yes, you can pause a thread.

Take a look at ManualResetEvents.

"Colette_J" <papow (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Not sure if this is the best group for the posting, but hopefully someone
can point me in the right direction. I'm firing a thread which populates
a hash table of objects, can I at any point suspend the thread and
traverse (work) the hash table for an object and then continue the thread
once complete with my traversal?



Colette



Hi,

I think you can try this :

private void ThreadProc()
{
while (...)
{
lock(m_HashTable)
{
m_HashTable.add(...);
}
}
}

private void OtherMethod(...)
{
lock(m_HashTable)
{
' While m_HashTable is locked, the thread will be blocked
' and will continue as soon as you release the lock
}
}

I hope it helps

ThunderMusic