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<h2>pthread_setcancelstate()--Set Cancel State</h2>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;Syntax:
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#include &lt;pthread.h&gt;
int pthread_setcancelstate(int state, int *oldstate);
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<p>The <strong>pthread_setcancelstate</strong>() function sets the cancel <em>
state</em> to one of <strong>PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE</strong> or <strong>
PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE</strong> and returns the old cancel state into the
location specified by <em>oldstate</em> (if <em>oldstate</em> is
non-<strong>NULL</strong>).</p>
<p>When cancelability is disabled, all cancels are held pending in the target
thread until the thread changes the cancelability. When cancelability is
deferred, all cancels are held pending in the target thread until the thread
changes the cancelability, calls a function which is a cancellation point or
calls <strong>pthread_testcancel</strong>(), thus creating a cancellation
point. When cancelability is asynchronous, all cancels are acted upon
immediately, interrupting the thread with its processing.</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> It is recommended that your application not use
asynchronous thread cancellation through the <strong>
PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS</strong> option of <strong>
pthread_setcanceltype</strong>(). See the common user errors section of this
document for more information.</p>
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<h3>Authorities and Locks</h3>
<p>None.</p>
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<h3>Parameters</h3>
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<dt><strong>state</strong></dt>
<dd>(Input) New cancel state (one of <strong>PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE</strong> or
<strong>PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE</strong>)</dd>
<dt><strong>oldstate</strong></dt>
<dd>(Output) Address of variable to contain old cancel state.
(<strong>NULL</strong> is allowed)</dd>
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<h3>Return Value</h3>
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<dt><strong>0</strong></dt>
<dd><strong>pthread_setcancelstate</strong>() was successful.</dd>
<dt><strong>value</strong></dt>
<dd><strong>pthread_setcancelstate</strong>() was not successful. <em>
value</em> is set to indicate the error condition.</dd>
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<h3>Error Conditions</h3>
<p>If <strong>pthread_setcancelstate</strong>() was not successful, the error
condition returned usually indicates one of the following errors. Under some
conditions, the value returned could indicate an error other than those listed
here.</p>
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<dt><em>[EINVAL]</em></dt>
<dd><p>The value specified for the argument is not correct.</p></dd>
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<h3>Related Information</h3>
<ul>
<li>The &lt;<strong>pthread.h</strong>&gt; header file. See <a href=
"rzah4hed.htm">Header files for Pthread functions</a>.<br><br></li>
<li><a href="users_39.htm">pthread_cancel()</a>--Cancel Thread<br><br></li>
<li><a href="users_18.htm#2">pthread_exit()</a>--Terminate Calling Thread<br><br></li>
<li><a href="users_45.htm">pthread_setcanceltype()</a>--Set Cancel Type<br><br></li>
<li><a href="users_46.htm">pthread_testcancel()</a>--Create Cancellation
Point</li>
</ul>
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<h3>Example</h3>
<p>See <a href="../apiref/aboutapis.htm#codedisclaimer">Code disclaimer information</a>
for information pertaining to code examples.</p>
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#include &lt;pthread.h&gt;
#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;
#include &lt;unistd.h&gt;
#include "check.h"
void *threadfunc(void *parm)
{
int i = 0;
printf("Entered secondary thread\n");
pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, NULL);
while (1) {
printf("Secondary thread is looping\n");
pthread_testcancel();
sleep(1);
if (++i == 5) {
/* Since default cancel type is deferred, changing the state */
/* will allow the next cancellation point to cancel the thread */
printf("Cancel state set to ENABLE\n");
pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL);
}
} /* infinite */
return NULL;
}
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
pthread_t thread;
int rc=0;
printf("Entering testcase\n");
/* Create a thread using default attributes */
printf("Create thread using the NULL attributes\n");
rc = pthread_create(&amp;thread, NULL, threadfunc, NULL);
checkResults("pthread_create(NULL)\n", rc);
/* sleep() is not a very robust way to wait for the thread */
sleep(3);
printf("Cancel the thread\n");
rc = pthread_cancel(thread);
checkResults("pthread_cancel()\n", rc);
/* sleep() is not a very robust way to wait for the thread */
sleep(3);
printf("Main completed\n");
return 0;
}
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<p><strong>Output:</strong></p>
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Entering testcase
Create thread using the NULL attributes
Entered secondary thread
Secondary thread is looping
Secondary thread is looping
Secondary thread is looping
Cancel the thread
Secondary thread is looping
Secondary thread is looping
Cancel state set to ENABLE
Main completed
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