# ExecutorGet

Get an executor by name.

If no name is provided, the default executor is returned "io-tasks". BoxLang registers 3 executors by default for you:

* **io-tasks**: For IO bound tasks, which are not scheduled and uses virtual threads
* **cpu-tasks**: For CPU bound tasks, which can be scheduled. (20 threads by default)
* **scheduled-tasks**: For scheduled tasks (20 threads by default)

## Method Signature

```
ExecutorGet(name=[string])
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Type     | Required | Description                      | Default    |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------------------------------- | ---------- |
| `name`   | `string` | `true`   | The name of the executor to get. | `io-tasks` |

## Examples

## Related

* [AsyncAll](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/asyncall)
* [AsyncAllApply](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/asyncallapply)
* [AsyncAny](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/asyncany)
* [AsyncRun](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/asyncrun)
* [ExecutorDelete](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executordelete)
* [ExecutorHas](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executorhas)
* [ExecutorList](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executorlist)
* [ExecutorNew](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executornew)
* [ExecutorShutdown](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executorshutdown)
* [ExecutorStatus](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/executorstatus)
* [FutureNew](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/futurenew)
* [IsInThread](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/isinthread)
* [isThreadAlive](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/isthreadalive)
* [IsThreadInterrupted](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/isthreadinterrupted)
* [RunAsync](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/runasync)
* [ThreadInterrupt](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/threadinterrupt)
* [ThreadJoin](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/threadjoin)
* [ThreadNew](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/threadnew)
* [ThreadTerminate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/async/threadterminate)