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.TH pthread_equal 3C "11 Jan 2012" "SunOS 5.11" "Standard C Library Functions"
.SH NAME
pthread_equal \- compare thread IDs
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc -mt [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <pthread.h>

\fBint\fR \fBpthread_equal\fR(\fBpthread_t\fR \fIt1\fR, \fBpthread_t\fR \fIt2\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBpthread_equal()\fR function compares the thread \fBIDs\fR \fIt1\fR and \fIt2\fR. 
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
The \fBpthread_equal()\fR function returns a non-zero value if \fIt1\fR and \fIt2\fR are equal. Otherwise,  \fB0\fR is returned.
.sp
.LP
If  \fIt1\fR or \fIt2\fR is an invalid thread  \fBID,\fR the behavior is undefined.
.SH ERRORS
.sp
.LP
No errors are defined. 
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 
.
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface StabilityCommitted
_
MT-LevelMT-Safe
_
StandardSee \fBstandards\fR(5).
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBpthread_create\fR(3C), \fBpthread_self\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
Solaris thread \fBIDs\fR do not require an equivalent function because the \fBthread_t\fR structure is an unsigned int.