thread exit & memory

I have a UI thread(CMyTHread) derived from CWinThread.


CMyThread* m_pThread; //member of CTestDialog;

CTestDialog::OnNewJob()
{
...
if( NULL != m_pThread )
{
m_pThread = new CMyThread( ...some params... );
m_pThread->CreateThread();
}
else
{
//it is already doing a job. it is not finished.
}
...
}


//thread has finished its job
//and mimic us about that by posting a win_msg
// then went out 'IniInstance' method
//so we are here
CTestDialog::OnThreadFinished()
{
delete m_pThread;
m_pThread = NULL;
}

My question is that:
Does 'delete m_pThread;' exit the thread and clear the whole memory successfully?

I ask this question because I noticed that
CMyThread::ExitInstance() method never called after delete line.
(CMyThread destructor is virtual)

*Please note that; I never called AfxEndThread() and PostQuitMessage() in the boundary of CMyThread class!

Yes, you are right that the thread doesn't exit when you delete m_pThread. The proper way of terminating your thread is to quit from the loop where your thread is running, i.e. CMyThread::Run().

An easy way is to check a killed flag while looping. This flag can be set via member function.

Code:

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CMyThread::Run()
{
    while( !m_bKill )
    {
        // Perform your task
        ...
    }
}

CMyThread::Kill()
{
    m_bKill = TRUE;
}

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