Thread

Inherits: Reference < Object

Category: Core

Brief Description

A unit of execution in a process.

Methods

Stringget_id ( ) const
boolis_active ( ) const
Errorstart ( Object instance, String method, Variant userdata=null, int priority=1 )
Variantwait_to_finish ( )

Enumerations

enum Priority:

  • PRIORITY_LOW = 0
  • PRIORITY_NORMAL = 1
  • PRIORITY_HIGH = 2

Description

A unit of execution in a process. Can run methods on Objects simultaneously. The use of synchronization via Mutex, Semaphore is advised if working with shared objects.

Method Descriptions

Returns the current Threads id, uniquely identifying it among all threads.


  • bool is_active ( ) const

Returns true if this Thread is currently active. An active Thread cannot start work on a new method but can be joined with wait_to_finish.


Starts a new Thread that runs “method” on object “instance” with “userdata” passed as an argument. The “priority” of the Thread can be changed by passing a PRIORITY_* enum.

Returns OK on success, or ERR_CANT_CREATE on failure.


Joins the Thread and waits for it to finish. Returns what the method called returned.