SmartPascal
EndThread
Procedure
Terminates a thread with an exit code System unit
 procedure EndThread ( ExitCode : Integer ) ;
Description
The EndThread procedure ends a thread function, passing the ExitCode to the caller.
 
Threads are a complex matter (the example is a very simple example, but is still not so short), and beyond detailed discussion here.
 
Threads can be started using BeginThread as in the example, or using the TThread class.
Related commands
BeginThread Begins a separate thread of code execution
IsMultiThread Returns true if the code is running multiple threads
ThreadVar Defines variables that are given separate instances per thread
 
Example code : A simple example
// Full Unit code.
// -----------------------------------------------------------
// You must store this code in a unit called Unit1 with a form
// called Form1 that has an OnCreate event called FormCreate.

unit Unit1;

interface

uses
  Forms, Dialogs, Windows, SysUtils;

type
  TMsgRecord = record
    msg    : string[30];
  end;
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

Implementation
{$R *.dfm}        // Include form definitions

ThreadVar         // We must allow each thread its own instances
                  // of the passed record variable
  msgPtr : ^TMsgRecord;

// Private thread procedure to show a string
function ShowMsg(Parameter : Pointer) : Integer;
begin
  // Set up a 0 return value
  Result := 0;

  // Map the pointer to the passed data
  // Note that each thread has a separate copy of msgPtr
  msgPtr := Parameter;

  // Display this message
  ShowMessagePos('Thread message : '+msgPtr.msg, 200, 100);

  // End the thread
  EndThread(0);
end;

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
  id1         : LongWord;
  thread1     : Integer;
  msg1        : TMsgRecord;
  showMsgFunc : TThreadFunc;

begin
  // Set up the thread function
  showMsgFunc := Addr(ShowMsg);

  // Set up our display messages
  msg1.msg    := 'Hello World';

  // Inidicate that we are not running a thread
  if IsMultiThread
  then ShowMessage('Multi-threaded')
  else ShowMessage('Single threaded');

  // Start the first thread running asking for users first name
  thread1 := BeginThread(nil,
                         0,
                         showMsgFunc,
                         Addr(msg1),
                         0,
                         id1);

  // Inidicate that we are running a thread
  if IsMultiThread
  then ShowMessage('Multi-threaded')
  else ShowMessage('Single threaded');

  // Ensure that the thread is only closed when all done
  ShowMessagePos('Press this when thread dialog finished.', 200, 300);

  // Finally, tidy up by closing the threads
  CloseHandle(thread1);
end;

end.
   A sequence of dialogs is displayed:
  
   Single threaded
   Multi-threaded  + Thread message : Hello World
   Press this when the thread dialog finished.