std::thread::swap

void swap( thread& other ) noexcept;
(since C++11)

Exchanges the underlying handles of two thread objects.

Parameters

other - the thread to swap with

Return value

(none).

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <thread>
#include <chrono>
 
void foo()
{
    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
}
 
void bar()
{
    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
}
 
int main()
{
    std::thread t1(foo);
    std::thread t2(bar);
 
    std::cout << "thread 1 id: " << t1.get_id() << std::endl;
    std::cout << "thread 2 id: " << t2.get_id() << std::endl;
 
    std::swap(t1, t2);
 
    std::cout << "after std::swap(t1, t2):" << std::endl;
    std::cout << "thread 1 id: " << t1.get_id() << std::endl;
    std::cout << "thread 2 id: " << t2.get_id() << std::endl;
 
    t1.swap(t2);
 
    std::cout << "after t1.swap(t2):" << std::endl;
    std::cout << "thread 1 id: " << t1.get_id() << std::endl;
    std::cout << "thread 2 id: " << t2.get_id() << std::endl;
 
    t1.join();
    t2.join();
}

Possible output:

thread 1 id: 1892
thread 2 id: 2584
after std::swap(t1, t2):
thread 1 id: 2584
thread 2 id: 1892
after t1.swap(t2):
thread 1 id: 1892
thread 2 id: 2584

See also

(C++11)
specializes the std::swap algorithm
(function template)

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