// This is the SIP interface definition for TQThread.
//
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%ExportedDoc
<Sect2><Title>TQThread (TQt v2.2+)</Title>
<Para>
<Literal>TQThread</Literal> is fully implemented.
</Para>
</Sect2>
%End


%If (TQt_THREAD_SUPPORT)

class TQThread : TQt /CreatesThread/
{
%TypeHeaderCode
#include <tqthread.h>
%End

public:
	static TQt::HANDLE currentThread();
	static void postEvent(TQObject *,TQEvent * /Transfer/) /ReleaseGIL/;
	static void initialize();
	static void cleanup();

	static void exit() /ReleaseGIL/;

	TQThread(unsigned int);
	TQThread();

	bool wait(unsigned long = ULONG_MAX) /ReleaseGIL/;

	enum Priority {
		IdlePriority,
		LowestPriority,
		LowPriority,
		NormalPriority,
		HighPriority,
		HighestPriority,
		TimeCriticalPriority,
		InheritPriority
	};

	void start(Priority) /ReleaseGIL/;
	void start() /ReleaseGIL/;

	void terminate();

	bool finished() const;
	bool running() const;

protected:
	virtual void run() = 0 /NewThread/;

	static void sleep(unsigned long) /ReleaseGIL/;
	static void msleep(unsigned long) /ReleaseGIL/;
	static void usleep(unsigned long) /ReleaseGIL/;

private:
	TQThread(const TQThread &);
};

%End