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.TH "al_join_thread" "3alleg5" "" "Allegro reference manual" ""
.hy
.SH NAME
.PP
al_join_thread \- Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
#include\ <allegro5/allegro.h>

void\ al_join_thread(ALLEGRO_THREAD\ *thread,\ void\ **ret_value)
\f[]
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Wait for the thread to finish executing.
This implicitly calls al_set_thread_should_stop(3alleg5) first.
.PP
If \f[C]ret_value\f[] is non\-\f[C]NULL\f[], the value returned by the
thread function will be stored at the location pointed to by
\f[C]ret_value\f[].
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
al_set_thread_should_stop(3alleg5), al_get_thread_should_stop(3alleg5),
al_destroy_thread(3alleg5).