Name
ProcessThread
Synopsis
This class represents a thread,
the smallest unit of
execution under Win32. Use Process.Threads to get
an array of all the threads contained within a given process. As with
processes, a thread runs with a given priority.
BasePriority represents the base priority for a
thread. From time to time, the operating system changes a
thread’s priority; a thread’s
current priority is available from
CurrentPriority. Threads in background
applications run with a lower priority, as do threads that are
sleeping. BasePriorityPriorityLevel specifies a
range of appropriate priorities for a thread.
If a process is ProcessPriorityClass.Normal,
ProcessPriorityClass.High, or
ProcessPriorityClass.RealTime, you can set a
thread’s PriorityBoostEnabled to
true. This gives the thread an extra boost
whenever the user is interacting with the program’s
user interface. You can make a thread prefer one processor over
another by setting the value of IdealProcessor.
ProcessorAffinity allows you to set up a bitfield
that represents one or more preferred processors. Bit 0 represents
the first processor, bit 1 the second, and so on. For example, a
ProcessorAffinity of 0x0005
(bits 0 and 2 on) indicates that the first and third processor are
preferred. Use ResetIdealProcessor( ) to tell the
thread that it can run on any processor, leaving the processor choice
up to the operating system.
The current state of a thread is returned by
ThreadState. If a thread is waiting, you can retrieve the reason ...