Class Thread.Thread
- Method create
Thread.Thread Thread.Thread(function(mixed ... :void) f, mixed ... args)
- Description
This function creates a new thread which will run simultaneously to the rest of the program. The new thread will call the function f with the arguments args. When f returns the thread will cease to exist.
All Pike functions are 'thread safe' meaning that running a function at the same time from different threads will not corrupt any internal data in the Pike process.
- Returns
The returned value will be the same as the return value of this_thread() for the new thread.
- Note
This function is only available on systems with POSIX or UNIX or WIN32 threads support.
- See also