KillThread

Kill a running thread

Declaration

Source position: threadh.inc line 154

  function KillThread(threadHandle: TThreadID) : DWord;

Description

KillThread causes a running thread to be aborted. The thread is identified by it's handle or ID threadHandle.

The function returns zero if successful. A nonzero return value indicates failure.

Errors

If a failure occurred, a nonzero result is returned. The meaning is system dependent.

See also

Name Description
EndThread End the current thread.
SuspendThread Suspend a running thread.
WaitForThreadTerminate Wait for a thread to terminate.