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CLASS THREAD.ThreadBase @abstract @public

summary

Base class for Thread and EvalThread

string	$name @public	optional name, NIL when not set
THREAD.State	$state @public	state of the thread
Type	$type @public	type of thread
int	$ctxLen @file

	NEW() @public	Create a new thread.
	$setName(name) ThreadBase @file	Set the name of the thread.
	$body() @public
	$start() ThreadBase @public	Start executing the thread.
	$wait() @public	Wait in the current thread for the thread of this object to finish.
	$kill() @public	Kill the thread, stop its execution.
	$remove() @public	Not Implemented Yet

Known subclasses:

THREAD.EvalThread

members (alphabetically)

int $ctxLen @file

string $name @public

optional name, NIL when not set

THREAD.State $state @public

state of the thread

Type $type @public

type of thread

PROC NEW() @public

Create a new thread.

Must call setProc() or replace body() before it can do something useful.

PROC $body() @abstract @public

PROC $kill() @public

Kill the thread, stop its execution.

PROC $remove() @public

Not Implemented Yet

FUNC $setName(string name) ThreadBase @file

Set the name of the thread.

FUNC $start() ThreadBase @default @public

Start executing the thread.

This will create the actual thread and have it invoke body(). This method returns once the thread has started.

Returns THIS

PROC $wait() @public

Wait in the current thread for the thread of this object to finish.

license

Copyright 2009 Bram Moolenaar All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See the LICENSE file or obtain a copy at: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0