1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/include/IceUtil/Thread.h b/cpp/include/IceUtil/Thread.h
index 01db982d90f..5dbc94365a0 100644
--- a/cpp/include/IceUtil/Thread.h
+++ b/cpp/include/IceUtil/Thread.h
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ public:
     //
     void detach();
 
+    //
+    // Check whether a thread is still alive. This is useful to implement
+    // a non-blocking join().
+    //
+    bool isAlive() const;
+
     static void sleep(const Time&);
     static void yield();