计算机科学与技术：VB.NET应用教程 教学课件 作者 978 7 302 09622 1 Advanced VB.NET Chapter 8.pptVIP

Copyright 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 8 Multithreading Objectives What is multithreading Declaring a Thread Running a Thread Time Slicing and Thread Priority Coordinating Threads Sleeping Threads Aborting a Thread Sharing Data, Synchronization, and Deadlocks Lab 8: Exercising Multithreading Suggested Home Assignments What is Multithreading Multitasking The ability of a computer to run more than one task or program at a time, At least in what seems to be at the same time. Example: enables a computer to run a word-processor and email and a host of other programs at the same time while giving the impression that each is running all by itself and all the time. In reality however only one task at a time can run on each processor, CPU. What is Multithreading Multithreading Multithreading does the same as multitasking but at a task level. Multithreading will allow many elements of the same task (these are threads) to run simultaneously. For example, Word (a task under Windows) may print a document (one thread) while at the same time the user is typing in another document (second thread). When to Apply Multithreading When there is a good reason to have several activities of the same program running at the same time. Extraordinary long user interface functions where it is inconceivable to have the application locked until that operation completed. Saving a document in Word while allowing the user to continue editing another document. When the functionality that the program performs naturally divide up into separate and unrelated functions Saving a document while editing another document. Discussion In what other cases is multitasking necessary? Objectives What is multithreading Declaring a Thread Running a Thread Time Slicing and Thread Priority Coordinating Threads Sleeping Threads Aborting a Thread Sharing Data, Synchronization, and Deadlocks Lab 8: Exercising Multithreading Suggested Home Assignments Declaring a Thread Start a new method and run it independ