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C - C++ Threads - Create a thread - Create a thread with a function pointer

Just pass in the address of a function to the thread constructor.

The thread will start executing the function immediately.

#include <iostream>
#include <thread>
 
void ShowMessage()
{
  std::cout << "Firing sidewinder missile " << std::endl;
}
 
int main()
{
  // Create a thread with a function pointer.
  std::thread t1(ShowMessage);
  t1.join();
 
  return 0;
}

With Arguments

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <thread>
 
 
void ShowMessage(std::string name, int age)
{
  std::cout << "Hello " << name << ".  You are " << age << " years old." << std::endl;
}
 
int main()
{
  thread t1(ShowMessage, "Peter", 21);
  t1.join();
  return 0;
}