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# qthread.h

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    #ifndef QTHREAD_H
    #define QTHREAD_H

    #if defined(QT_THREAD_SUPPORT)

    #ifndef QT_H
    #include "qwindowdefs.h"
    #ifndef QT_NO_COMPAT
    #include "qmutex.h"
    #include "qsemaphore.h"
    #include "qwaitcondition.h"
    #endif // QT_NO_COMPAT
    #endif // QT_H

    #include <limits.h>

    class QThreadInstance;

    class Q_EXPORT QThread : public Qt
    {
    public:
        static Qt::HANDLE currentThread();

    #ifndef QT_NO_COMPAT
        static void postEvent( QObject *,QEvent * );
    #endif

        static void initialize();
        static void cleanup();

        static void exit();

    #ifdef Q_QDOC
        QThread( unsigned int stackSize = 0 );
    #else
        QThread( unsigned int stackSize );
        QThread();
    #endif

        virtual ~QThread();

        // default argument causes thread to block indefinately
        bool wait( unsigned long time = ULONG_MAX );

        enum Priority {
    	IdlePriority,

    	LowestPriority,
    	LowPriority,
    	NormalPriority,
    	HighPriority,
    	HighestPriority,

    	TimeCriticalPriority,

    	InheritPriority
        };

    #ifdef Q_QDOC
        void start( Priority = InheritPriority );
    #else
        void start( Priority );
        void start();
    #endif

        void terminate();

        bool finished() const;
        bool running() const;

    protected:
        virtual void run() = 0;

        static void sleep( unsigned long );
        static void msleep( unsigned long );
        static void usleep( unsigned long );

    private:
        QThreadInstance * d;
        friend class QThreadInstance;

    #if defined(Q_DISABLE_COPY)
        QThread( const QThread & );
        QThread &operator=( const QThread & );
    #endif // Q_DISABLE_COPY
    };

    #endif // QT_THREAD_SUPPORT

    #endif // QTHREAD_H