Thread

A thread of execution.

class Thread : NuObject {

it.NativeThread nativeHandle [@property getter];

void onExecute();

static ThreadId selfTid [@property getter];

ThreadId tid [@property getter];

bool isRunning [@property getter];

this(void delegate() callback);

this(void function() callback);

this(void function(T) callback, T data);

static void sleep(uint ms);

Thread start();

Thread cancel();

bool join(uint timeout, bool rethrow);

}

Constructors

this this(): Creates a new thread executing the "onExecute" virtual function.
this this(void delegate() callback): Creates a new thread.
this this(void function() callback): Creates a new thread.
this this(void function(T) callback, T data): Creates a new thread.

Members

Functions

cancel Thread cancel(): Forcefully cancels the thread, stopping execution.
join bool join(uint timeout, bool rethrow): Blocks the calling thread until the given thread completes.
onExecute void onExecute(): Virtual function which may be overridden.
start Thread start(): Starts executing the thread.

Properties

isRunning bool isRunning [@property getter]: Whether the thread is currently running.
nativeHandle it.NativeThread nativeHandle [@property getter]: The native implementation defined handle of the thread.
selfTid ThreadId selfTid [@property getter]: The Thread ID of the calling thread.
tid ThreadId tid [@property getter]: The thread Id of the given thread.

Static functions

sleep void sleep(uint ms): Makes the calling thread sleep for the specified amount of time.

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nulib threading thread aliases

ThreadId

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Thread