How to manage the return value of a thread?

Question

I created a class derived from TThread that executes in background a query.

I want that this class is decoupled from the client.

This kind of th

Answer 1

Create a form and add a ListBox , two Buttons, and edit your form. Then use this code:

unit Unit1;

    interface

    uses
      Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
      Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls;

    type
      TSyncMethod = procedure(ReturnValue: integer) of object;
      TMyThread = class(TThread)
       private
          fLowerLimit: Integer;
          fUpperLimit: Integer;
          FMethod: TSyncMethod;
          FMethodValue: Integer;
          procedure UpdateMainThread;
       protected
          procedure Execute; override;
       public
          constructor Create(AMethod: TSyncMethod;lValue, uValue: Integer; Suspended: Boolean);
       end;



      TForm1 = class(TForm)
        Button1: TButton;
        Edit1: TEdit;
        Button2: TButton;
        ListBox1: TListBox;
        procedure Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
        procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
      private
         MyMethod: TSyncMethod;
         ReturnValue : Integer;
         CountingThread: TMyThread;
         procedure MyTest(X : Integer);
        { Private declarations }
      public
        { Public declarations }
      end;

    var
      Form1: TForm1;

    implementation

    {$R *.dfm}

    constructor TMyThread.Create(AMethod: TSyncMethod;lValue, uValue: Integer; Suspended: Boolean);
    begin
       FMethod := AMethod;
       Inherited Create(Suspended);
       fLowerLimit := lValue;
       fUpperLimit := uValue;
       FreeOnTerminate := True;
       Priority := tpLowest;
    end;

    procedure TMyThread.Execute;
    var
       I: Integer;
    begin

       For I := fLowerLimit to fUpperLimit do
          if (I mod 10) = 0 then
             Synchronize(UpdateMainThread);

      FMethod(FMethodValue);
    end;

    procedure TMyThread.UpdateMainThread;
    begin
       Form1.ListBox1.Items.Add('Hello World');
       FMethodValue :=  Form1.ListBox1.Count;
    end;

    procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
    begin
       MyMethod := MyTest;
       CountingThread := TMyThread.Create(MyMethod,22, 999, True);
       CountingThread.Resume;
    //   ShowMessage(IntToStr(ReturnValue));
    end;

    procedure TForm1.Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
    begin
      ShowMessage(Edit1.Text);
    end;

    procedure TForm1.MyTest(X: Integer);
    begin
      ShowMessage(IntToStr(X));
    end;

    end.