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#ifndef FXSCOPEDTHREAD_H
#define FXSCOPEDTHREAD_H

#ifndef FXTHREAD_H
#include "FXThread.h"
#endif

namespace FX {


/**
* FXScopedThread is a kind of thread which automatically performs a thread
* join to clean up the thread when going out of scope.
* Scoped Threads should not be detached, as this would prevent a successful
* join().
* Note that Scoped Thread does not forcibly terminate the thread, and thus
* allows the thread function run() to conclude gracefully; calling thread
* waits inside join() until thread is done.
*/
class FXAPI FXScopedThread : public FXThread {
private:
  FXScopedThread(const FXScopedThread&);
  FXScopedThread &operator=(const FXScopedThread&);
public:

  /// Initialize thread object
  FXScopedThread();

  /// Destroy thread after joining it
  virtual ~FXScopedThread();
  };

}

#endif

