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11<H1 align="left">OS_JoinThread <IMG src="../../image/NTR.gif" align="middle"><IMG src="../../image/TWL.gif" align="middle"></H1>
12<H2>Syntax</H2>
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15  <PRE><CODE>#include &lt;nitro/os.h&gt;</CODE></PRE>
16  <PRE><CODE>void OS_JoinThread( OSThread* thread );
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19<H2>Arguments</H2>
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23      <TD width="13%"><EM><STRONG>thread</STRONG></EM></TD>
24      <TD width="87%">Points to the thread to be joined.</TD>
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28<H2>Return Values</H2>
29<P>None.</P>
30<H2>Description</H2>
31<P>Joins a thread and waits until the specified thread has terminated Does nothing if the specified thread has already terminated.</P>
32<P>Within this function, the thread that is called registers itself in the thread queue specified by the specified <B><I>thread</I></B>. It then goes to sleep in response to <A href="OS_SleepThread.html"><CODE>OS_SleepThread()</CODE></A>. When the specified thread is terminated by <code><a href="OS_ExitThread.html">OS_ExitThread()</a></code>, it changes the state of all threads registered in the thread queue to executable and reschedules them, regardless of their status.</P>
33<P>Multiple threads may be joined to a single thread using <code>OS_JoinThread()</code>.</P>
34<H2>See Also</H2>
35<P><CODE><A href="OS_InitThread.html">OS_InitThread</A>, <A href="OS_SleepThread.html">OS_SleepThread</A>, <A href="OS_ExitThread.html">OS_ExitThread</A><BR></CODE></P>
36<H2>Revision History</H2>
37<P>2004/11/10 Simplified description. <BR>2004/06/26 Initial version.</P>
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