status()
public
Returns the status of thr.
- "sleep"
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Returned if this thread is sleeping or waiting on I/O
- "run"
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When this thread is executing
- "aborting"
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If this thread is aborting
- false
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When this thread is terminated normally
- nil
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If terminated with an exception.
a = Thread.new { raise("die now") } b = Thread.new { Thread.stop } c = Thread.new { Thread.exit } d = Thread.new { sleep } d.kill #=> #<Thread:0x401b3678 aborting> a.status #=> nil b.status #=> "sleep" c.status #=> false d.status #=> "aborting" Thread.current.status #=> "run"