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Reference for unit 'System' (#rtl)

KillThread

Kill a running thread

Declaration

Source position: threadh.inc line 139

function KillThread(

threadHandle: TThreadID

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

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

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

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