Imports System
Imports System.Threading

Public Class Work

    <MTAThread> _
    Shared Sub Main()
        ' To start a thread using a shared thread procedure, use
        ' the class name and method name when you create the 
        ' ParameterizedThreadStart delegate. Visual Basic expands
        ' the AddressOf expression to the appropriate delegate 
        ' creation syntax:
        '    New ParameterizedThreadStart(AddressOf Work.DoWork)
        '
        Dim newThread As New Thread(AddressOf Work.DoWork)

        ' Use the overload of the Start method that has a
        ' parameter of type Object. You can create an object that
        ' contains several pieces of data, or you can pass any 
        ' object or value type. The following code passes the
        ' integer value 42.
        '
        newThread.Start(42)

        ' To start a thread using an instance method for the thread 
        ' procedure, use the instance variable and method name when 
        ' you create the ParameterizedThreadStart delegate. Visual 
        ' Basic expands the AddressOf expression to the appropriate 
        ' delegate creation syntax:
        '    New ParameterizedThreadStart(AddressOf w.DoMoreWork)
        '
        Dim w As New Work()
        newThread = New Thread(AddressOf w.DoMoreWork)

        ' Pass an object containing data for the thread.
        '
        newThread.Start("The answer.")
    End Sub

    Public Shared Sub DoWork(ByVal data As Object)
        Console.WriteLine("Static thread procedure. Data='{0}'", _
            data)
    End Sub

    Public Sub DoMoreWork(ByVal data As Object) 
        Console.WriteLine("Instance thread procedure. Data='{0}'", _
            data)
    End Sub
End Class

' This code example produces the following output (the order 
'   of the lines might vary):
'
'Static thread procedure. Data='42'
'Instance thread procedure. Data='The answer'

using System;
using System.Threading;

public class Work
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // To start a thread using a shared thread procedure, use
        // the class name and method name when you create the 
        // ParameterizedThreadStart delegate. C# infers the 
        // appropriate delegate creation syntax:
        //    new ParameterizedThreadStart(Work.DoWork)
        //
        Thread newThread = new Thread(Work.DoWork);

        // Use the overload of the Start method that has a
        // parameter of type Object. You can create an object that
        // contains several pieces of data, or you can pass any 
        // reference type or value type. The following code passes
        // the integer value 42.
        //
        newThread.Start(42);

        // To start a thread using an instance method for the thread 
        // procedure, use the instance variable and method name when 
        // you create the ParameterizedThreadStart delegate. C# infers 
        // the appropriate delegate creation syntax:
        //    new ParameterizedThreadStart(w.DoMoreWork)
        //
        Work w = new Work();
        newThread = new Thread(w.DoMoreWork);

        // Pass an object containing data for the thread.
        //
        newThread.Start("The answer.");
    }

    public static void DoWork(object data)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Static thread procedure. Data='{0}'",
            data);
    }

    public void DoMoreWork(object data)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Instance thread procedure. Data='{0}'",
            data);
    }
}

/* This code example produces the following output (the order 
   of the lines might vary):

Static thread procedure. Data='42'
Instance thread procedure. Data='The answer'
*/

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;

namespace SystemThreadingExample
{
    public ref class Work
    {
    public:
        void StartThreads()
        {

            // To start a thread using a shared thread procedure, use
            // the class name and method name when you create the 
            // ParameterizedThreadStart delegate.
            //    AddressOf Work.DoWork)
            //
            Thread^ newThread = gcnew 
                Thread(gcnew ParameterizedThreadStart(Work::DoWork));

            // Use the overload of the Start method that has a
            // parameter of type Object. You can create an object that
            // contains several pieces of data, or you can pass any 
            // reference type or value type. The following code passes
            // the integer value 42.
            newThread->Start(42);

            // To start a thread using an instance method for the thread 
            // procedure, use the instance variable and method name when 
            // you create the ParameterizedThreadStart delegate.
            Work^ someWork = gcnew Work;
            newThread = 
                gcnew Thread(
                gcnew ParameterizedThreadStart(someWork, 
                &Work::DoMoreWork));

            // Pass an object containing data for the thread.
            //
            newThread->Start("The answer.");
        }

        static void DoWork(Object^ data)
        {
            Console::WriteLine("Static thread procedure. Data='{0}'", 
                data);
        }

        void DoMoreWork(Object^ data)
        {
            Console::WriteLine("Instance thread procedure. Data='{0}'", 
                data);
        }
    };
}

//Entry point of example application
int main()
{
    SystemThreadingExample::Work^ samplework = 
        gcnew SystemThreadingExample::Work();
    samplework->StartThreads();
}

// This code example produces the following output (the order 
//   of the lines might vary):

// Static thread procedure. Data='42'
// Instance thread procedure. Data='The answer'