How to call the subroutine from another perl module using threads

nnvgps has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I am trying for thread programming perl in a following way: Description: The current perl script needs to call another subroutine exists in the another perl module(.pm file) using thread method. Case1: general way of callign subroutine using threads is like

my $t= Thread->new(\&process, @args);
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where process is the subroutine exists in the same perl file. Case2: calling the subroutine which exists in a different perl module

my $t= Thread->new(\&$anotherfile->another_process, @args);
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where another_process exists in the different perl module and not in the same perl file. Question is that Case2 is not working for me. I am not able pass any arguments to this thread. Can any one helpme to solve this issue? Regards Suresh

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Re: How to call the subroutine from another perl module using threads by Eily (Monsignor) on Jun 26, 2013 at 12:36 UTC
You have to import the module first to be able to access its subs: `use AnotherMod qw/parameters/;` and then you can get your sub reference either with the package name like `Thread->new(\&AnotherMod::subName, @args);` or without like `Thread->new(\&subName, @args);` depending on whether your module exported those subs into your caller's namespace or not. Edit: I still should think twice about what I wrote, you `use` a module, not `import`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: How to call the subroutine from another perl module using threads by Anonymous Monk on Jun 26, 2013 at 23:58 UTC
I am trying for thread programming perl in a following way Don't use Thread anymore, use threads instead Case2: calling the subroutine which exists in a different perl module my $t= Thread->new(\&$anotherfile->another_process, @args); That has very little chance of being correct. What is the return value of $anotherfile->another_process? I think you should read threads synopsis and Simple Module Tutorial and try maybe `threads->create{ sub { $object->method( @args ) }, ); threads->create{ sub { $object->method( @_ ) }, @args );` [download]	[reply] [d/l]