ThreadNew

Creates a new thread of execution based on the passed closure/lambda.

Method Signature

ThreadNew(runnable=[function], attributes=[struct], name=[string], priority=[string], virtual=[boolean])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description	Default
runnable	function	true	The closure/lambda to execute in the new thread.
attributes	struct	false	A struct of data to bind into the thread's scope.	{}
name	string	false
priority	string	false	The priority of the thread. Possible values are "high", "low", and "normal". Default is "normal".	normal
virtual	boolean	false	If true, the thread will be a virtual thread. Default is false.	false

Examples

Create a new thread

t = threadNew( () => {
    sleep( 100 );
    println( "thread running" );
} );
threadJoin( t );
writeOutput( "done" );

Result: done

Named thread

t = threadNew( "myThread", () => {
    return "hello";
} );
writeOutput( t.getName() );

Result: myThread

Related

• AsyncAll
• AsyncAllApply
• AsyncAny
• AsyncRun
• ExecutorDelete
• ExecutorGet
• ExecutorHas
• ExecutorList
• ExecutorNew
• ExecutorShutdown
• ExecutorStatus
• FutureNew
• IsInThread
• isThreadAlive
• IsThreadInterrupted
• RunAsync
• ThreadCurrent
• ThreadInterrupt
• ThreadJoin
• ThreadTerminate