Is there an easy way to close multiple handles?

Question

Is there a way to close multiple handles to threads in C++ without having to close them individually? I have a few threads with handles that I have stored in an array so I can use WaitForMultipleObjects() before closing them. I know I could call CloseHandle on each handle in the array (either by loop or just one-by-one), but I was wondering if there was a simple way to close them all. Such as perhaps running CloseHandle on the array itself (if that would work)? Or does there exist a method along the lines of CloseMultipleHandles()? Thanks in advance.

Just close (join) each thread one by one (how often are you doing it!?) — , Apr 20 '15 at 16:19

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 20 '15 at 16:21

6

No. Loop and CloseHandle is the easiest solution. (Not that it's extremely difficult to implement...).

But then you can always create a CloseAllHandles function which takes an array of handles to close them...

answered Apr 20 '15 at 16:21

Daniel

1,041
7
13

Not the easiest, the only – David Heffernan Apr 20 '15 at 17:18
1

@DavidHeffernan: There is no easier either ;-) So it is the easiest *and* the only. – JensG Apr 20 '15 at 17:26

Is there an easy way to close multiple handles?

1 Answers1