[widetech1]

hi,

Why wait in a thread, to receive data from a server using the method recv() socket?

thanks

[JOM]

Originally Posted by widetech1

Why wait in a thread, to receive data from a server using the method recv() socket?

...because you can do something else, while waiting for the data?

Cheers,

--jouni

[igordsm]

Because the recv() method is blocking, wich means that the program will stop until it receives data, freezing the application for some moments.
If you wait for data in a thread you can do some kind of timeout, show an animation during the wait or simply let the user cancel the operation.