CreateThread()

as you said on TA:

 HANDLE CreateThread(
   LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpThreadAttributes,  // pointer to security attributes
   DWORD dwStackSize,`   ``   ``   ``   `     // initial thread stack size
   LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE lpStartAddress,     // pointer to thread function
   LPVOID lpParameter,`   ``   ``   ``   `    // argument for new thread
   DWORD dwCreationFlags,`   ``   ``   ``   ` // creation flags
   LPDWORD lpThreadId`   ``   ``   ``   `     // pointer to receive thread ID
 );
 

What happens is your function you pass in lpStartAddress is called with the single parameter lpParameter, which can be a pointer to whatever you want.

The solution is to pass a pointer to the CServer in use to the ClientHandler function.

You can then either use the ClientHandler function to do your bidding on the pointer you sent, or use it to call a member function of the class. Just remember to cast properly.

For example:

static DWORD WINAPI ClientHandler(LPVOID lpParameter)
{
	return ((CServer *) lpParameter)->Run();
}
 

And then use the function Run(), inside CServer to do what you want.


The advantage is that you can change CServer to CThread, and make Run a pure virtual method. Then inherate CServer and whatever other threaded stuff you need from CThread, and override Run().

Too easy.

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