thrd_detach

< c‎ | thread
Defined in header <threads.h>
int thrd_detach( thrd_t thr );
 (since C11)

Detaches the thread identified by thr from the current environment. The resources held by the thread will be freed automatically once the thread exits.

Parameters

thr - identifier of the thread to detach

Return value

thrd_success if successful, thrd_error otherwise.

References

  • C17 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2018):
  • 7.26.5.3 The thrd_detach function (p: 280)
  • C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):
  • 7.26.5.3 The thrd_detach function (p: 383-384)

See also

(C11)
 blocks until a thread terminates
(function)