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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
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<class name="Thread" inherits="Reference" category="Core" version="3.0.alpha.custom_build">
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<brief_description>
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A unit of execution in a process.
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</brief_description>
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<description>
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A unit of execution in a process. Can run methods on [Object]\ s simultaneously. The use of synchronization via [Mutex], [Semaphore] is advised if working with shared objects.
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</description>
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<tutorials>
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</tutorials>
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<demos>
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</demos>
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<methods>
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<method name="get_id" qualifiers="const">
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<return type="String">
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</return>
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<description>
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Returns the current [Thread]\ s id, uniquely identifying it among all threads.
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</description>
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</method>
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<method name="is_active" qualifiers="const">
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<return type="bool">
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</return>
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<description>
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Returns true if this [Thread] is currently active. An active [Thread] cannot start work on a new method but can be joined with [method wait_to_finish].
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</description>
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</method>
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<method name="start">
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<return type="int" enum="Error">
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</return>
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<argument index="0" name="instance" type="Object">
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</argument>
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<argument index="1" name="method" type="String">
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</argument>
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<argument index="2" name="userdata" type="Variant" default="null">
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</argument>
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<argument index="3" name="priority" type="int" default="1">
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</argument>
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<description>
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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.
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Returns OK on success, or ERR_CANT_CREATE on failure.
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</description>
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</method>
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<method name="wait_to_finish">
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<return type="Variant">
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</return>
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<description>
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Joins the [Thread] and waits for it to finish. Returns what the method called returned.
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</description>
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</method>
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</methods>
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<constants>
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<constant name="PRIORITY_LOW" value="0">
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</constant>
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<constant name="PRIORITY_NORMAL" value="1">
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</constant>
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<constant name="PRIORITY_HIGH" value="2">
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</constant>
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</constants>
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</class>
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