# mysql\_thread\_end

## Syntax

```c
void mysql_thread_end(void );
```

## Description

The `mysql_thread_end()` function needs to be called before a client thread ends. It will release thread-specific memory, which was allocated by a previous [mysql\_thread\_init()](https://mariadb.com/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-functions/mysql_thread_init) call. Returns void.

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Unlike [mysql\_thread\_init()](https://mariadb.com/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-functions/mysql_thread_init) `mysql_thread_end()` will not be invoked automatically if the thread ends. To avoid memory leaks `mysql_thread_end()` must be called explicitly.
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This function has been deprecated since MariaDB Connector/C 3.0.0.
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## See also

* [mysql\_thread\_init()](https://mariadb.com/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-functions/mysql_thread_init)
* [mysql\_thread\_safe()](https://mariadb.com/docs/connectors/mariadb-connector-c/api-functions/mysql_thread_safe)

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