How to use the thread handle when replacing Windows CreateThread with std::thread?

[David student]

Hi,

We have the below code that was written using CreateThread.


HANDLE m_hReceiveThread ;


void CUPSData::createUPSThread()
{
m_hReceiveThread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)ReceiveDataFromUPS,(LPVOID)this, NULL, NULL);

if (NULL != m_hReceiveThread)
{
printToUPSFile(UPS_LOG_INFO, " receive thread started");

}
else
{
printToUPSFile(UPS_LOG_ERROR, " Unable to start receive thread");
g_bUPSFail = true;
}
}



void CUPSData::ReceiveDataFromUPS(LPVOID f_data)
{
printToUPSFile(UPS_LOG_INFO, "Start");
CUPSData *l_hclassInstance = (CUPSData *)f_data;

f_data->receiveData();
}



I was asked to replace CreateThread with std::thread. Using std::thread, I am writing like as shown below:


std::thread(ReceiveDataFromUPS, this);

But, when replacing Windows CreateThread with std::thread, how to use the HANDLE (m_hReceiveThread) as this handle is using in many other places.

for eg, this handle is using in other function like (DWORD dwWaitResult = WaitForSingleObject(m_hReceiveThread, INFINITE);

Could someone please help me with their inputs?

Regards,

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