Thread.yeild

[Benjamin The Donkey]

Is there something in C# that is similar to Java's Thread.yield?
Currently I am using the 1.1 framework.

 

[Tom Shelton]

Is there something in C# that is similar to Java's Thread.yield?
Currently I am using the 1.1 framework.

It's been a while since I've worked with Java, but if I remember
correctly, it is giving up the current threads timeslice... If that's
the case:

Thread.Sleep(0) should do the trick.

 

[Peter Duniho]

It's been a while since I've worked with Java, but if I remember
correctly, it is giving up the current threads timeslice... If that's
the case:

Thread.Sleep(0) should do the trick.

You will want to call with a parameter of 1 instead of 0 if you want to
guarantee that the call will yield to some other thread (in particular,
a lower-priority thread).

Calling with 0 for the parameter will only allow another thread to run
if that thread is of equal or higher priority to the thread making the
call. If there's no such thread, the thread making the call will
continue to run, even if there are lower-priority threads ready and
waiting to run.

If that's not a concern, Thread.Sleep(0) should work fine.

Pete

 

[Tom Shelton]

You will want to call with a parameter of 1 instead of 0 if you want to
guarantee that the call will yield to some other thread (in particular,
a lower-priority thread).

Calling with 0 for the parameter will only allow another thread to run
if that thread is of equal or higher priority to the thread making the
call. If there's no such thread, the thread making the call will
continue to run, even if there are lower-priority threads ready and
waiting to run.

If that's not a concern, Thread.Sleep(0) should work fine.

Pete

You know, I just recently read that... You learn something new
everyday.

 

[Benjamin The Donkey]

You will want to call with a parameter of 1 instead of 0 if you want to
guarantee that the call will yield to some other thread (in particular,
a lower-priority thread).

Calling with 0 for the parameter will only allow another thread to run
if that thread is of equal or higher priority to the thread making the
call. If there's no such thread, the thread making the call will
continue to run, even if there are lower-priority threads ready and
waiting to run.

If that's not a concern, Thread.Sleep(0) should work fine.

Pete

hmm... i am not sure if it makes sense to yeild to a thread with lower
priority anyway?

 

[Peter Duniho]

hmm... i am not sure if it makes sense to yeild to a thread with lower
priority anyway?

It would depend on why you're yielding in the first place. But yes,
there are situations in which you would want to call Sleep(0) instead of
Sleep(1). It just depends on what behavior you want.

My point in replying was to make sure it's understood that Sleep(0) does
not guarantee that your thread will actually yield to some other thread.
If that's okay, or even desirable, then Sleep(0) is indeed what you'd
want to do.

Pete