What exactly is join() in Boost::thread? (C++)

Question

In Java, I would do something like:

Thread t = new MyThread();
t.start();

I start thread by calling start() method. So later I can do somet

Answer 1

Joining a thread does the same thing in Boost as it does in Java: it waits for the thread to finish running.

Plus, if I remember correctly, Boost's threads run upon construction. You don't start them explicitly.