Start thread with member function

Question

I am trying to construct a std::thread with a member function that takes no arguments and returns void. I can\'t figure out any syntax that works -

Answer 1

Some users have already given their answer and explained it very well.

I would like to add few more things related to thread.

1. How to work with functor and thread. Please refer to below example.

2. The thread will make its own copy of the object while passing the object.

   #include
   #include
   #include
   
   using namespace std;
   
   class CB
   {
   
   public:
       CB()
       {
           cout << "this=" << this << endl;
       }
       void operator()();
   };
   
   void CB::operator()()
   {
       cout << "this=" << this << endl;
       for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
       {
           cout << "CB()=" << i << endl;
           Sleep(1000);
       }
   }
   
   void main()
   {
       CB obj;     // please note the address of obj.
   
       thread t(obj); // here obj will be passed by value 
                      //i.e. thread will make it own local copy of it.
                       // we can confirm it by matching the address of
                       //object printed in the constructor
                       // and address of the obj printed in the function
   
       t.join();
   }
   

Another way of achieving the same thing is like:

void main()
{
    thread t((CB()));

    t.join();
}

But if you want to pass the object by reference then use the below syntax:

void main()
{
    CB obj;
    //thread t(obj);
    thread t(std::ref(obj));
    t.join();
}