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.TH "al_join_thread" "3" "" "Allegro reference manual" ""
.SH NAME
al_join_thread \- Allegro 5 API
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IP
.EX
#include \f[B]<allegro5/allegro.h>\f[R]

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