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<h1 class="topictitle1">Threads as synchronization primitives</h1>
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<div><p>Threads themselves can be used as synchronization primitives when
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one thread specifically waits for another thread to complete.</p>
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<div class="section"><p>The waiting thread does not continue processing until the target
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thread has finished running all of its application code. Compared to other
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synchronization techniques, there is little cooperation in this synchronization
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mechanism. </p>
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<div class="section"><p>A thread that is used as a synchronization primitive does not
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have the concept of an owner, such as in other synchronization techniques.
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A thread just waits for another to finish processing and end.</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzahwsynco.htm" title="When you create code that is threadsafe but still benefits from sharing data or resources between threads, the most important aspect of programming becomes the ability to synchronize threads.">Synchronization techniques among threads</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
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<div><a href="rzahwendco.htm" title="When a thread has completed its processing, it takes an action to end itself and release system resources for use by other threads.">End a thread</a></div>
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