Terminating a thread

1 Apr 2005 3:17 PM

S Shulman

Hi

I am using the Suspend method to terminate a thread but it seems that after
calling that method the IsLive property is still set to True

Is there another way to terminate a thread from the program?

Thank you in advance
Shmuel Shulman

1 Apr 2005 3:56 PM

Crouchie1998

Try:

Thread.Abort()

1 Apr 2005 4:07 PM

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

"S Shulman" <smshul***@hotmail.com> schrieb:
> I am using the Suspend method to terminate a thread but it seems that
> after calling that method the IsLive property is still set to True
>
> Is there another way to terminate a thread from the program?

How To Stop a Thread in .NET (and Why 'Thread.Abort' is Evil)
<URL:http://www.interact-sw.co.uk/iangblog/2004/11/12/cancellation>

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

2 Apr 2005 7:48 AM

Stephany Young

I'm a little concerned about the title of and some of the language used in
the article you highlighted.

While I agree totally with the gist of the article I see the the phrase
"'Thread.Abort' is Evil" as being inappropriate.

Yes, it can be dangerous if is not used properly or used without
understanding what it actually does, but, as the author points out, it is
actually quite appropriate and, indeed, desirable to use it under certain
circumstances.

Now, there a number of readers who will know that you know what you are
talking about and assume that you agree that "'Thread.Abort' is Evil" and
will be guided by that. Whether you do endorse it or not is largely
irrelevant. It's a matter of readers perceptions. As we have all seen in the
past, such perceptions can easily lead to subsequent posts that contain
mis-information and misunderstandings, and, I think you will agree, such
posts are not helpful and can have undesirable consequences.

I wonder if it might be prudent that, when one posts a link to an article
that could be considered 'controversial', that one gives a comment as to the
fact that it might not be the only answer and/or whether or not the article
is endorsed by the poster.

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"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:uo%23POStNFHA.2468@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> "S Shulman" <smshul***@hotmail.com> schrieb:
>> I am using the Suspend method to terminate a thread but it seems that
>> after calling that method the IsLive property is still set to True
>>
>> Is there another way to terminate a thread from the program?
>
> How To Stop a Thread in .NET (and Why 'Thread.Abort' is Evil)
> <URL:http://www.interact-sw.co.uk/iangblog/2004/11/12/cancellation>
>
> --
> M S Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

3 Apr 2005 4:43 AM

lgbjr

Bravo and well said!!

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"Stephany Young" <noone@localhost> wrote in message
news:%23OHxNh1NFHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> I'm a little concerned about the title of and some of the language used in
> the article you highlighted.
>
> While I agree totally with the gist of the article I see the the phrase
> "'Thread.Abort' is Evil" as being inappropriate.
>
> Yes, it can be dangerous if is not used properly or used without
> understanding what it actually does, but, as the author points out, it is
> actually quite appropriate and, indeed, desirable to use it under certain
> circumstances.
>
> Now, there a number of readers who will know that you know what you are
> talking about and assume that you agree that "'Thread.Abort' is Evil" and
> will be guided by that. Whether you do endorse it or not is largely
> irrelevant. It's a matter of readers perceptions. As we have all seen in
> the past, such perceptions can easily lead to subsequent posts that
> contain mis-information and misunderstandings, and, I think you will
> agree, such posts are not helpful and can have undesirable consequences.
>
> I wonder if it might be prudent that, when one posts a link to an article
> that could be considered 'controversial', that one gives a comment as to
> the fact that it might not be the only answer and/or whether or not the
> article is endorsed by the poster.
>
>
> "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
> news:uo%23POStNFHA.2468@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> "S Shulman" <smshul***@hotmail.com> schrieb:
>>> I am using the Suspend method to terminate a thread but it seems that
>>> after calling that method the IsLive property is still set to True
>>>
>>> Is there another way to terminate a thread from the program?
>>
>> How To Stop a Thread in .NET (and Why 'Thread.Abort' is Evil)
>> <URL:http://www.interact-sw.co.uk/iangblog/2004/11/12/cancellation>
>>
>> --
>> M S Herfried K. Wagner
>> M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
>> V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>
>
>