pthread_testcancel() — Establish a cancelation point
Standards
Standards / Extensions | C or C++ | Dependencies |
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Single UNIX Specification, version 3 |
both | z/OS V1R7 |
Format
#define _OPEN_THREADS 2
#include <pthread.h>
void pthread_testcancel(void);
General description
pthread_testcancel() allows the thread to solicit cancel requests at specific points within the current thread. You must have the cancelability state set to enabled (PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE) for this function to have any effect.
Returned value
pthread_testcancel() returns no values.