C++ How to create thread and mutex?

Development Programming & Scripting C++
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Greetings,

I was using the std::thread and std::mutex for the code that I’m using.

But apparently std::thread has an #include concrt.h statement inside of its header. So Unreal gives me the error:

C2872: 'DWORD' : ambiguous symbol	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\INCLUDE\concrt.h	5248

So I’m wondering how can I create a thread and a mutex for a non-unreal code that I’m using? I’ve read FPThreadsCriticalSection is the way to do it.

How do I do that?

Thanks in advance.

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DWORD may be masked by Unreal. You can make it visible by including these lines:

#include "AllowWindowsPlatformTypes.h" 
 #include <thread>
 #include "HideWindowsPlatformTypes.h"

But if you just want to use a mutex, FPThreadsCriticalSection is the way to go; unless your trying to include a third-party library that require std::mutex. A critical section is a single process mutex, so it’s faster that asking the OS to create a resource just to synchronize two threads in the same process. You always can include your project .h in any file to have access to the Core Unreal module.

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Hi there,

I have made an example on how to use FCriticalSection and FEvent:
MultiThreading and synchronization Guide hope it might be helpful for future users.