Thread Class

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Creates and controls a thread, sets its priority, and gets its status.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System. . :: . .Object
System.Threading..::..Thread

Namespace: System.Threading
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Thread

public sealed class Thread

public ref class Thread sealed

[<Sealed>]
type Thread =  class end

public final class Thread

The Thread type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	Thread	Initializes a new instance of the Thread class.

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	Name	Description
	CurrentThread	Gets the currently running thread.
	IsAlive	Gets a value indicating the execution status of the current thread.
	ManagedThreadId	Gets a unique identifier for the current managed thread.
	Priority	Gets or sets a value indicating the scheduling priority of a thread.
	ThreadState	Gets a value containing the states of the current thread.

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	Name	Description
	Abort	Raises a ThreadAbortException in the thread on which it is invoked, to begin the process of terminating the thread. Calling this method usually terminates the thread.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetDomain	Returns the current ___domain in which the current thread is running.
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Join() () () ()	Blocks the calling thread until a thread terminates, while continuing to perform standard COM and SendMessage pumping.
	Join(Int32)	Blocks the calling thread until a thread terminates or the specified time elapses, while continuing to perform standard COM and SendMessage pumping.
	Join(TimeSpan)	Blocks the calling thread until a thread terminates or the specified time elapses, while continuing to perform standard COM and SendMessage pumping.
	Resume	Resumes a thread that has been suspended.
	Sleep	Suspends the current thread for a specified time.
	Start	Causes the operating system to change the state of the current instance to ThreadState..::..Running.
	Suspend	Either suspends the thread, or if the thread is already suspended, has no effect.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.