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.TH "al_get_thread_should_stop" "3" "" "Allegro reference manual" ""
.SH NAME
al_get_thread_should_stop \- Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.EX
#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

bool al_get_thread_should_stop(ALLEGRO_THREAD *thread)
.EE
.SH DESCRIPTION
Check if another thread is waiting for \f[CR]thread\f[R] to stop.
Threads which run in a loop should check this periodically and act on it
when convenient.
.PP
Returns true if another thread has called al_join_thread(3) or
al_set_thread_should_stop(3) on this thread.
.SH SEE ALSO
al_join_thread(3), al_set_thread_should_stop(3).
.RS
.PP
\f[I]Note:\f[R] We don\[cq]t support forceful killing of threads.
.RE