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Start a new thread that executes
the supplied function.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span>
<span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">Function</span><span class="special">></span>
<span class="identifier">thread</span><span class="special">(</span>
<span class="identifier">Function</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">);</span>
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This constructor creates a new thread that will execute the given function
or function object.
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The function or function object to be run in the thread. The function
signature must be:
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">();</span>
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