# Standard library header <thread> (C++11)

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This header is part of the thread support library.

### Includes
<compare> (C++20) | Three-way comparison operator support
### Namespaces
`this_thread` | provide functions that access the current thread of execution
### Classes
thread (C++11) | manages a separate thread (class)
jthread (C++20) | std::thread with support for auto-joining and cancellation (class)
std::hash<std::thread::id> | specializes std::hash (class template specialization)
### Functions
std::swap(std::thread) (C++11) | specializes the std::swap algorithm (function)
operator==operator!=operator< operator<= operator> operator>= operator<=> (removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(C++20) | compares two `thread::id` objects (function)
operator<< | serializes a `thread::id` object (function template)
Defined in namespace `std::this_thread`
yield (C++11) | suggests that the implementation reschedule execution of threads (function)
get_id (C++11) | returns the thread id of the current thread (function)
sleep_for (C++11) | stops the execution of the current thread for a specified time duration (function)
sleep_until (C++11) | stops the execution of the current thread until a specified time point (function)

### Synopsis

    #include <compare>

    namespace std {
      class thread;

      void swap(thread& x, thread& y) noexcept;

      // class jthread
      class jthread;

      namespace this_thread {
        thread::id get_id() noexcept;

        void yield() noexcept;
        template<class Clock, class Duration>
          void sleep_until(const chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration>& abs_time);
        template<class Rep, class Period>
          void sleep_for(const chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& rel_time);
      }
    }

#### Class std::thread

    namespace std {
      class thread {
      public:
        // types
        class id;
        using native_handle_type = /* implementation-defined */;

        // construct/copy/destroy
        thread() noexcept;
        template<class F, class... Args> explicit thread(F&& f, Args&&... args);
        ~thread();
        thread(const thread&) = delete;
        thread(thread&&) noexcept;
        thread& operator=(const thread&) = delete;
        thread& operator=(thread&&) noexcept;

        // members
        void swap(thread&) noexcept;
        bool joinable() const noexcept;
        void join();
        void detach();
        id get_id() const noexcept;
        native_handle_type native_handle();

        // static members
        static unsigned int hardware_concurrency() noexcept;
      };
    }

#### Class std::jthread

    namespace std {
      class jthread {
      public:
        // types
        using id = thread::id;
        using native_handle_type = thread::native_handle_type;

        // constructors, move, and assignment
        jthread() noexcept;
        template<class F, class... Args> explicit jthread(F&& f, Args&&... args);
        ~jthread();
        jthread(const jthread&) = delete;
        jthread(jthread&&) noexcept;
        jthread& operator=(const jthread&) = delete;
        jthread& operator=(jthread&&) noexcept;

        // members
        void swap(jthread&) noexcept;
        [[nodiscard]] bool joinable() const noexcept;
        void join();
        void detach();
        [[nodiscard]] id get_id() const noexcept;
        [[nodiscard]] native_handle_type native_handle();

        // stop token handling
        [[nodiscard]] stop_source get_stop_source() noexcept;
        [[nodiscard]] stop_token get_stop_token() const noexcept;
        bool request_stop() noexcept;

        // specialized algorithms
        friend void swap(jthread& lhs, jthread& rhs) noexcept;

        // static members
        [[nodiscard]] static unsigned int hardware_concurrency() noexcept;

      private:
        stop_source ssource;        // exposition only
      };
    }

#### Class std::thread::id

    namespace std {
      class thread::id {
      public:
        id() noexcept;
      };

      bool operator==(thread::id x, thread::id y) noexcept;
      strong_ordering operator<=>(thread::id x, thread::id y) noexcept;

      template<class CharT, class Traits>
        basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>&
          operator<<(basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>& out, thread::id id);

      // hash support
      template<class T> struct hash;
      template<> struct hash<thread::id>;
    }

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