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NAME

pthread_testcancel − Requests delivery of a pending cancel to the current thread. 

SYNOPSIS

#include <pthread.h>
void pthread_testcancel( );

PARAMETERS

None. 

DESCRIPTION

This routine requests delivery of a pending cancel to the current thread.  The cancel is delivered only if a cancel is pending for the current thread and general cancel delivery is not currently disabled. (A thread disables delivery of cancels to itself by calling pthread_setcancel.) 

This routine, when called within very long loops, ensures that a pending cancel is noticed within a reasonable amount of time. 

RETURN VALUES

None. 

RELATED INFORMATION

pthread_cancel(3), pthread_setasynccancel(3), pthread_setcancel(3)