pthread_attr_destroy

Destroys a thread attributes object.

Syntax

pthread_attr_destroy( attr );

Argument Data Type Access

attr opaque pthread_attr_t modify

C Binding

#include 


int
pthread_attr_destroy (
            pthread_attr_t   *attr);

Arguments

attr: Thread attributes object to be destroyed.

Description

This routine destroys a thread attributes object. Call this routine when a thread attributes object will no longer be referenced.

Threads that were created using this thread attributes object are not affected by the destruction of the thread attributes object.

The results of calling this routine are unpredictable if the value specified by the attr argument refers to a thread attributes object that does not exist.

Return Values

If an error condition occurs, this routine returns an integer value indicating the type of error. Possible return values are as follows:

Return Description

0 Successful completion. [EINVAL] The value specified by attr is invalid.

Associated Routines

   pthread_attr_init
   pthread_create