Function thread

dlib/sockets/sockets_extensions.cpp:155–182

        };

        void thread(void* param)
        {
            thread_data p = *static_cast<thread_data*>(param);
            try
            {
                p.con = connect(p.host_or_ip, p.port); 
            }
            catch (...)
            {
                p.error_occurred = true;
            }

            auto_mutex M(connect_mutex);
            // report the results back to the connect() call that spawned this
            // thread.
            static_cast<thread_data*>(param)->con = p.con;
            static_cast<thread_data*>(param)->error_occurred = p.error_occurred;
            connect_signaler.broadcast();

            // wait for the call to connect() that spawned this thread to terminate
            // before we delete the thread_data struct.
            while (static_cast<thread_data*>(param)->connect_ended == false)
                connect_signaler.wait();

            connect_signaler.broadcast();
            --outstanding_connects;
            delete static_cast<thread_data*>(param);
        }
    }

    connection* connect (