1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/concurrent/qtconcurrentthreadengine.h b/src/concurrent/qtconcurrentthreadengine.h
index 7c30cebdbc..a4c8548cc4 100644
--- a/src/concurrent/qtconcurrentthreadengine.h
+++ b/src/concurrent/qtconcurrentthreadengine.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ public:
     ThreadEngineBase();
     virtual ~ThreadEngineBase();
     void startSingleThreaded();
+    void startBlocking();
     void startThread();
     bool isCanceled();
     void waitForResume();
@@ -144,6 +145,15 @@ public:
     }
 
     // Runs the user algorithm using multiple threads.
+    // This function blocks until the algorithm is finished,
+    // and then returns the result.
+    T *startBlocking()
+    {
+        ThreadEngineBase::startBlocking();
+        return result();
+    }
+
+    // Runs the user algorithm using multiple threads.
     // Does not block, returns a future.
     QFuture<T> startAsynchronously()
     {
@@ -223,6 +233,13 @@ class ThreadEngineStarter : public ThreadEngineStarterBase<T>
 public:
     ThreadEngineStarter(TypedThreadEngine *eng)
         : Base(eng) { }
+
+    T startBlocking()
+    {
+        T t = *this->threadEngine->startBlocking();
+        delete this->threadEngine;
+        return t;
+    }
 };
 
 // Full template specialization where T is void.
@@ -232,6 +249,12 @@ class ThreadEngineStarter<void> : public ThreadEngineStarterBase<void>
 public:
     ThreadEngineStarter(ThreadEngine<void> *_threadEngine)
         : ThreadEngineStarterBase<void>(_threadEngine) {}
+
+    void startBlocking()
+    {
+        this->threadEngine->startBlocking();
+        delete this->threadEngine;
+    }
 };
 
 //! [qtconcurrentthreadengine-1]