#include /* * t_create.C * Example taken from "Appendix: Example Programs" section of Shopiro * Extending the C++ Tasks System memo, Release Notes p 13-39. * Repeatedly creates a task and waits for it to terminate. * Can be used to time task creation and termination. */ class Child : public task // user task declaration { public: Child(int); // task constructor declaration }; Child::Child(int i) // user task constructor is task's "main" : task("Child") // argument to base class constructor { resultis(i); // terminate task execution // must NOT return } const int K = 66; main() { for (register int i = K; i--; ) { Child* c = new Child(i); // create a task c->result(); // wait for it to terminate delete c; // clean up } thistask->resultis(0); // exit from main task }