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class="memitem:afd549a2867eafe34663d8935c17efbe2"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top"> </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#afd549a2867eafe34663d8935c17efbe2">ThreadPool</a> (int max_threads=-1, bool exclusive=false)</td></tr> <tr class="memdesc:afd549a2867eafe34663d8935c17efbe2"><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Constructs a new thread pool. <a href="#afd549a2867eafe34663d8935c17efbe2">More...</a><br /></td></tr> <tr class="separator:afd549a2867eafe34663d8935c17efbe2"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:a68dc576f1a75ec573d206fa8fdf9c5ea"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#a68dc576f1a75ec573d206fa8fdf9c5ea">~ThreadPool</a> () noexcept</td></tr> <tr class="separator:a68dc576f1a75ec573d206fa8fdf9c5ea"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:a7b37fdac9f7a6e4a8791b4668e23e264"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#a7b37fdac9f7a6e4a8791b4668e23e264">push</a> (const <a class="elRef" href="../../../libsigc++-2.0/reference/html/classsigc_1_1slot.html">sigc::slot</a>< void >& slot)</td></tr> <tr class="memdesc:a7b37fdac9f7a6e4a8791b4668e23e264"><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Inserts <em>slot</em> into the list of tasks to be executed by the pool. <a href="#a7b37fdac9f7a6e4a8791b4668e23e264">More...</a><br /></td></tr> <tr class="separator:a7b37fdac9f7a6e4a8791b4668e23e264"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:ae19ed9a523788e40509ee4f39d2b10a9"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#ae19ed9a523788e40509ee4f39d2b10a9">set_max_threads</a> (int max_threads)</td></tr> <tr class="memdesc:ae19ed9a523788e40509ee4f39d2b10a9"><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Sets the maximal allowed number of threads for the pool. <a href="#ae19ed9a523788e40509ee4f39d2b10a9">More...</a><br /></td></tr> <tr class="separator:ae19ed9a523788e40509ee4f39d2b10a9"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:a6dbe83ceeb65fd0f157e1b1895ed3db5"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">int </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#a6dbe83ceeb65fd0f157e1b1895ed3db5">get_max_threads</a> () const </td></tr> <tr class="memdesc:a6dbe83ceeb65fd0f157e1b1895ed3db5"><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Returns the maximal number of threads for the pool. <a href="#a6dbe83ceeb65fd0f157e1b1895ed3db5">More...</a><br /></td></tr> <tr class="separator:a6dbe83ceeb65fd0f157e1b1895ed3db5"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:a2a6bc66c4eb03e346429e6f7fe3a5fe3"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">unsigned int </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#a2a6bc66c4eb03e346429e6f7fe3a5fe3">get_num_threads</a> () const </td></tr> <tr class="memdesc:a2a6bc66c4eb03e346429e6f7fe3a5fe3"><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Returns the number of threads currently running in the pool. <a href="#a2a6bc66c4eb03e346429e6f7fe3a5fe3">More...</a><br /></td></tr> <tr class="separator:a2a6bc66c4eb03e346429e6f7fe3a5fe3"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:a8eb62f226a5f5e2f93b66b25c49cc401"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">unsigned int </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#a8eb62f226a5f5e2f93b66b25c49cc401">unprocessed</a> () const </td></tr> <tr class="memdesc:a8eb62f226a5f5e2f93b66b25c49cc401"><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Returns the number of tasks still unprocessed in the pool. <a href="#a8eb62f226a5f5e2f93b66b25c49cc401">More...</a><br /></td></tr> <tr class="separator:a8eb62f226a5f5e2f93b66b25c49cc401"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:ab59582875f80b94bf4707c1c77f234ba"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">bool </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#ab59582875f80b94bf4707c1c77f234ba">get_exclusive</a> () const </td></tr> <tr class="memdesc:ab59582875f80b94bf4707c1c77f234ba"><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Returns whether all threads are exclusive to this pool. <a href="#ab59582875f80b94bf4707c1c77f234ba">More...</a><br /></td></tr> <tr class="separator:ab59582875f80b94bf4707c1c77f234ba"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:a14a3e00a1fec5fec2bded78ea6a2b796"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#a14a3e00a1fec5fec2bded78ea6a2b796">shutdown</a> (bool immediately=false)</td></tr> <tr class="memdesc:a14a3e00a1fec5fec2bded78ea6a2b796"><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Frees all resources allocated for the pool. <a href="#a14a3e00a1fec5fec2bded78ea6a2b796">More...</a><br /></td></tr> <tr class="separator:a14a3e00a1fec5fec2bded78ea6a2b796"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:ac7f444f305942afb54c45204f509bc39"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">GThreadPool* </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#ac7f444f305942afb54c45204f509bc39">gobj</a> ()</td></tr> <tr class="separator:ac7f444f305942afb54c45204f509bc39"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:aba0bd84d5851f3a64269685dc102cd4b"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">const GThreadPool* </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#aba0bd84d5851f3a64269685dc102cd4b">gobj</a> () const </td></tr> <tr class="separator:aba0bd84d5851f3a64269685dc102cd4b"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> </table><table class="memberdecls"> <tr class="heading"><td colspan="2"><h2 class="groupheader"><a name="pub-static-methods"></a> Static Public Member Functions</h2></td></tr> <tr class="memitem:af057a2e30dc3e32137944f71658467db"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">static void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#af057a2e30dc3e32137944f71658467db">set_max_unused_threads</a> (int max_threads)</td></tr> <tr class="memdesc:af057a2e30dc3e32137944f71658467db"><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Sets the maximal number of unused threads to <em>max_threads</em>. <a href="#af057a2e30dc3e32137944f71658467db">More...</a><br /></td></tr> <tr class="separator:af057a2e30dc3e32137944f71658467db"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:aa0bb8c1914b2e36fa0222bbaeb44b94e"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">static int </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#aa0bb8c1914b2e36fa0222bbaeb44b94e">get_max_unused_threads</a> ()</td></tr> <tr class="memdesc:aa0bb8c1914b2e36fa0222bbaeb44b94e"><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Returns the maximal allowed number of unused threads. <a href="#aa0bb8c1914b2e36fa0222bbaeb44b94e">More...</a><br /></td></tr> <tr class="separator:aa0bb8c1914b2e36fa0222bbaeb44b94e"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:a9904f39dc346cd44296f361415147ae1"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">static unsigned int </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#a9904f39dc346cd44296f361415147ae1">get_num_unused_threads</a> ()</td></tr> <tr class="memdesc:a9904f39dc346cd44296f361415147ae1"><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Returns the number of currently unused threads. <a href="#a9904f39dc346cd44296f361415147ae1">More...</a><br /></td></tr> <tr class="separator:a9904f39dc346cd44296f361415147ae1"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr class="memitem:a132a7f8416d29f9499ed87ba102c37a3"><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">static void </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#a132a7f8416d29f9499ed87ba102c37a3">stop_unused_threads</a> ()</td></tr> <tr class="memdesc:a132a7f8416d29f9499ed87ba102c37a3"><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Stops all currently unused threads. <a href="#a132a7f8416d29f9499ed87ba102c37a3">More...</a><br /></td></tr> <tr class="separator:a132a7f8416d29f9499ed87ba102c37a3"><td class="memSeparator" colspan="2"> </td></tr> </table> <a name="details" id="details"></a><h2 class="groupheader">Detailed Description</h2> <div class="textblock"><p>A pool of threads to execute work concurrently. </p> <dl class="deprecated"><dt><b><a class="el" href="deprecated.html#_deprecated000073">Deprecated:</a></b></dt><dd>This is deprecated in favor of the standard C++ concurrency API in C++11 and C++14. </dd></dl> </div><h2 class="groupheader">Constructor & Destructor Documentation</h2> <a class="anchor" id="afd549a2867eafe34663d8935c17efbe2"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="mlabels"> <tr> <td class="mlabels-left"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">Glib::ThreadPool::ThreadPool </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramtype">int </td> <td class="paramname"><em>max_threads</em> = <code>-1</code>, </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="paramkey"></td> <td></td> <td class="paramtype">bool </td> <td class="paramname"><em>exclusive</em> = <code>false</code> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>)</td> <td></td><td></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="mlabels-right"> <span class="mlabels"><span class="mlabel">explicit</span></span> </td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> <p>Constructs a new thread pool. </p> <p>Whenever you call <a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#a7b37fdac9f7a6e4a8791b4668e23e264" title="Inserts slot into the list of tasks to be executed by the pool. ">ThreadPool::push()</a>, either a new thread is created or an unused one is reused. At most <em>max_threads</em> threads are running concurrently for this thread pool. <em>max_threads = -1</em> allows unlimited threads to be created for this thread pool.</p> <p>The parameter <em>exclusive</em> determines, whether the thread pool owns all threads exclusive or whether the threads are shared globally. If <em>exclusive</em> is <code>true</code>, <em>max_threads</em> threads are started immediately and they will run exclusively for this thread pool until it is destroyed by <a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#a68dc576f1a75ec573d206fa8fdf9c5ea">~ThreadPool()</a>. If <em>exclusive</em> is <code>false</code>, threads are created when needed and shared between all non-exclusive thread pools. This implies that <em>max_threads</em> may not be -1 for exclusive thread pools.</p> <dl class="params"><dt>Parameters</dt><dd> <table class="params"> <tr><td class="paramname">max_threads</td><td>The maximal number of threads to execute concurrently in the new thread pool, -1 means no limit. </td></tr> <tr><td class="paramname">exclusive</td><td>Should this thread pool be exclusive? </td></tr> </table> </dd> </dl> <dl class="exception"><dt>Exceptions</dt><dd> <table class="exception"> <tr><td class="paramname"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadError.html" title="Exception class for thread-related errors. ">Glib::ThreadError</a></td><td>An error can only occur when <em>exclusive</em> is set to <code>true</code> and not all <em>max_threads</em> threads could be created. </td></tr> </table> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a68dc576f1a75ec573d206fa8fdf9c5ea"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="mlabels"> <tr> <td class="mlabels-left"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">virtual Glib::ThreadPool::~ThreadPool </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="mlabels-right"> <span class="mlabels"><span class="mlabel">virtual</span><span class="mlabel">noexcept</span></span> </td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> </div> </div> <h2 class="groupheader">Member Function Documentation</h2> <a class="anchor" id="ab59582875f80b94bf4707c1c77f234ba"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">bool Glib::ThreadPool::get_exclusive </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td> const</td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> <p>Returns whether all threads are exclusive to this pool. </p> <dl class="section return"><dt>Returns</dt><dd>Whether all threads are exclusive to this pool. </dd></dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a6dbe83ceeb65fd0f157e1b1895ed3db5"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">int Glib::ThreadPool::get_max_threads </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td> const</td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> <p>Returns the maximal number of threads for the pool. </p> <dl class="section return"><dt>Returns</dt><dd>The maximal number of threads. </dd></dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="aa0bb8c1914b2e36fa0222bbaeb44b94e"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="mlabels"> <tr> <td class="mlabels-left"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">static int Glib::ThreadPool::get_max_unused_threads </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="mlabels-right"> <span class="mlabels"><span class="mlabel">static</span></span> </td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> <p>Returns the maximal allowed number of unused threads. </p> <dl class="section return"><dt>Returns</dt><dd>The maximal number of unused threads. </dd></dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a2a6bc66c4eb03e346429e6f7fe3a5fe3"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">unsigned int Glib::ThreadPool::get_num_threads </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td> const</td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> <p>Returns the number of threads currently running in the pool. </p> <dl class="section return"><dt>Returns</dt><dd>The number of threads currently running. </dd></dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a9904f39dc346cd44296f361415147ae1"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="mlabels"> <tr> <td class="mlabels-left"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">static unsigned int Glib::ThreadPool::get_num_unused_threads </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="mlabels-right"> <span class="mlabels"><span class="mlabel">static</span></span> </td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> <p>Returns the number of currently unused threads. </p> <dl class="section return"><dt>Returns</dt><dd>The number of currently unused threads. </dd></dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="ac7f444f305942afb54c45204f509bc39"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="mlabels"> <tr> <td class="mlabels-left"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">GThreadPool* Glib::ThreadPool::gobj </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="mlabels-right"> <span class="mlabels"><span class="mlabel">inline</span></span> </td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="aba0bd84d5851f3a64269685dc102cd4b"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="mlabels"> <tr> <td class="mlabels-left"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">const GThreadPool* Glib::ThreadPool::gobj </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td> const</td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="mlabels-right"> <span class="mlabels"><span class="mlabel">inline</span></span> </td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a7b37fdac9f7a6e4a8791b4668e23e264"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">void Glib::ThreadPool::push </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramtype">const <a class="elRef" href="../../../libsigc++-2.0/reference/html/classsigc_1_1slot.html">sigc::slot</a>< void > & </td> <td class="paramname"><em>slot</em></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> <p>Inserts <em>slot</em> into the list of tasks to be executed by the pool. </p> <p>When the number of currently running threads is lower than the maximal allowed number of threads, a new thread is started (or reused). Otherwise <em>slot</em> stays in the queue until a thread in this pool finishes its previous task and processes <em>slot</em>.</p> <p>Because <a class="elRef" href="../../../libsigc++-2.0/reference/html/structsigc_1_1trackable.html">sigc::trackable</a> is not thread-safe, if the slot represents a non-static class method and is created by <a class="elRef" href="../../../libsigc++-2.0/reference/html/group__mem__fun.html#gadf6b6d22c503b439019f0a2e77352419">sigc::mem_fun()</a>, the class concerned should not derive from <a class="elRef" href="../../../libsigc++-2.0/reference/html/structsigc_1_1trackable.html">sigc::trackable</a>. You can use, say, boost::bind() or, in C++11, <a class="elRef" href="http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/latest-doxygen/a01513.html#ga7b2eddb726568256e49824ad01a05099">std::bind()</a> or a C++11 lambda expression instead of <a class="elRef" href="../../../libsigc++-2.0/reference/html/group__mem__fun.html#gadf6b6d22c503b439019f0a2e77352419">sigc::mem_fun()</a>.</p> <dl class="params"><dt>Parameters</dt><dd> <table class="params"> <tr><td class="paramname">slot</td><td>A new task for the thread pool. </td></tr> </table> </dd> </dl> <dl class="exception"><dt>Exceptions</dt><dd> <table class="exception"> <tr><td class="paramname"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadError.html" title="Exception class for thread-related errors. ">Glib::ThreadError</a></td><td>An error can only occur when a new thread couldn't be created. In that case <em>slot</em> is simply appended to the queue of work to do. </td></tr> </table> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="ae19ed9a523788e40509ee4f39d2b10a9"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">void Glib::ThreadPool::set_max_threads </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramtype">int </td> <td class="paramname"><em>max_threads</em></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> <p>Sets the maximal allowed number of threads for the pool. </p> <p>A value of -1 means that the maximal number of threads is unlimited. Setting <em>max_threads</em> to 0 means stopping all work for pool. It is effectively frozen until <em>max_threads</em> is set to a non-zero value again.</p> <p>A thread is never terminated while it is still running. Instead the maximal number of threads only has effect for the allocation of new threads in <a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#a7b37fdac9f7a6e4a8791b4668e23e264" title="Inserts slot into the list of tasks to be executed by the pool. ">ThreadPool::push()</a>. A new thread is allocated whenever the number of currently running threads in the pool is smaller than the maximal number.</p> <dl class="params"><dt>Parameters</dt><dd> <table class="params"> <tr><td class="paramname">max_threads</td><td>A new maximal number of threads for the pool. </td></tr> </table> </dd> </dl> <dl class="exception"><dt>Exceptions</dt><dd> <table class="exception"> <tr><td class="paramname"><a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadError.html" title="Exception class for thread-related errors. ">Glib::ThreadError</a></td><td>An error can only occur when a new thread couldn't be created. </td></tr> </table> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="af057a2e30dc3e32137944f71658467db"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="mlabels"> <tr> <td class="mlabels-left"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">static void Glib::ThreadPool::set_max_unused_threads </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramtype">int </td> <td class="paramname"><em>max_threads</em></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="mlabels-right"> <span class="mlabels"><span class="mlabel">static</span></span> </td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> <p>Sets the maximal number of unused threads to <em>max_threads</em>. </p> <p>If <em>max_threads</em> is -1, no limit is imposed on the number of unused threads. </p><dl class="params"><dt>Parameters</dt><dd> <table class="params"> <tr><td class="paramname">max_threads</td><td>Maximal number of unused threads. </td></tr> </table> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a14a3e00a1fec5fec2bded78ea6a2b796"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">void Glib::ThreadPool::shutdown </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramtype">bool </td> <td class="paramname"><em>immediately</em> = <code>false</code></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> <p>Frees all resources allocated for the pool. </p> <p>If <em>immediately</em> is <code>true</code>, no new task is processed. Otherwise the pool is not freed before the last task is processed. Note however, that no thread of this pool is interrupted while processing a task. Instead at least all still running threads can finish their tasks before the pool is freed.</p> <p>This method does not return before all tasks to be processed (dependent on <em>immediately</em>, whether all or only the currently running) are ready. After calling <a class="el" href="classGlib_1_1ThreadPool.html#a14a3e00a1fec5fec2bded78ea6a2b796" title="Frees all resources allocated for the pool. ">shutdown()</a> the pool must not be used anymore.</p> <dl class="params"><dt>Parameters</dt><dd> <table class="params"> <tr><td class="paramname">immediately</td><td>Should the pool shut down immediately? </td></tr> </table> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a132a7f8416d29f9499ed87ba102c37a3"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="mlabels"> <tr> <td class="mlabels-left"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">static void Glib::ThreadPool::stop_unused_threads </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="mlabels-right"> <span class="mlabels"><span class="mlabel">static</span></span> </td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> <p>Stops all currently unused threads. </p> <p>This does not change the maximal number of unused threads. This function can be used to regularly stop all unused threads e.g. from <a class="el" href="group__MainLoop.html#gaadb206fcc112f086f9d47c016b1f2175" title="Convenience timeout signal. ">Glib::signal_timeout()</a>. </p> </div> </div> <a class="anchor" id="a8eb62f226a5f5e2f93b66b25c49cc401"></a> <div class="memitem"> <div class="memproto"> <table class="memname"> <tr> <td class="memname">unsigned int Glib::ThreadPool::unprocessed </td> <td>(</td> <td class="paramname"></td><td>)</td> <td> const</td> </tr> </table> </div><div class="memdoc"> <p>Returns the number of tasks still unprocessed in the pool. </p> <dl class="section return"><dt>Returns</dt><dd>The number of unprocessed tasks. </dd></dl> </div> </div> </div><!-- contents --> <!-- start footer part --> <hr class="footer"/><address class="footer"><small> Generated on Tue Mar 19 2019 09:56:46 for glibmm by  <a href="http://www.doxygen.org/index.html"> <img class="footer" src="doxygen.png" alt="doxygen"/> </a> 1.8.11 </small></address> </body> </html>