Subj : Re: pthread and C++
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Ian
Date : Sat Aug 20 2005 09:44 am

ChasW wrote:
> Im sorry if this has been answered recently and I failed to see the
> posting.
> 
> Is it not possible to access C++ object public members from pthreads?
> 
> Im doing the following and getting exceptions:
> 
> Using a global pointer to a dynamically allocated C++ object, i am
> passing the pointer to pthread_create.
> 
> Within the body of the thread function, I cast the argument to my
> class type like this:
> 
> void* threadServiceInput( void* arg )
> {
> 	// cast arg to my object pointer
> 	myClassT* ptr = reinterpret_cast<myClassT*>( arg );
> 
> But anything i access via ptr-> pops an exception.
> 
Should be OK, assuming the object is still there, post your 
pthread_create, maybe you are passing in the wrong parameters.

Ian

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