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bool xtd::threading::thread::join

(

const time_span &

timeout

)

Blocks the calling thread until this thread object terminates or the specified time elapses, while continuing to perform standard COM and SendMessage pumping.

Parameters

timeout

A xtd::time_span set to the amount of time to wait for the thread to terminate.

Returns

true if the thread has terminated; false if the thread has not terminated after the amount of time specified by the xtd::milliseconds_timeout parameter has elapsed.

Exceptions

xtd::threading::thread_state_exception	The caller attempted to join a thread that is in the xtd::threading::thread_state::unstarted state.
xtd::argument_exception	timeout is a negative number other than -1 milliseconds, which represents -or- timeout is greater than xtd::int32_object::max_value.