Create a thread of execution : Thread Creation : Thread C# Source Code

    

/*
C#: The Complete Reference 
by Herbert Schildt 

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (March 8, 2002)
ISBN: 0072134852
*/


// Create a thread of execution. 
 
using System; 
using System.Threading; 
 
class MyThread { 
  public int count; 
  string thrdName; 
 
  public MyThread(string name) { 
    count = 0; 
    thrdName = name; 
  } 
 
  // Entry point of thread. 
  public void run() { 
    Console.WriteLine(thrdName + " starting."); 
 
    do { 
      Thread.Sleep(500); 
      Console.WriteLine("In " + thrdName + 
                        ", count is " + count); 
      count++; 
    } while(count < 10); 
 
    Console.WriteLine(thrdName + " terminating."); 
  } 
} 
 
public class MultiThread { 
  public static void Main() { 
    Console.WriteLine("Main thread starting."); 
 
    // First, construct a MyThread object. 
    MyThread mt = new MyThread("Child #1"); 
 
    // Next, construct a thread from that object. 
    Thread newThrd = new Thread(new ThreadStart(mt.run)); 
 
    // Finally, start execution of the thread. 
    newThrd.Start(); 
 
    do { 
      Console.Write("."); 
      Thread.Sleep(100); 
    } while (mt.count != 10); 
 
    Console.WriteLine("Main thread ending."); 
  } 
}