std::thread::~thread

< cpp‎ | thread‎ | thread
~thread();
 (since C++11)

Destroys the thread object.

If *this has an associated thread (joinable() == true), std::terminate() is called.

Notes

A thread object does not have an associated thread (and is safe to destroy) after

  • it was default-constructed
  • it was moved from
  • join() has been called
  • detach() has been called

Example

#include <thread>
using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
int main()
{
    auto bleah = std::thread{ []{ std::this_thread::sleep_for(13ms); } };
 
}   // ~thread calls std::terminate()

Possible output:

terminate called without an active exception

See also

 if the thread is joinable, then a stop is requested and the thread joins
(public member function of std::jthread)