method

list

v1_8_7_330 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: Thread

list() public

Returns an array of Thread objects for all threads that are either runnable or stopped.

Thread.new { sleep(200) }
Thread.new { 1000000.times {|i| i*i } }
Thread.new { Thread.stop }
Thread.list.each {|t| p t}

produces:

#<Thread:0x401b3e84 sleep>
#<Thread:0x401b3f38 run>
#<Thread:0x401b3fb0 sleep>
#<Thread:0x401bdf4c run>

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     Thread.list   => array
 *  
 *  Returns an array of <code>Thread</code> objects for all threads that are
 *  either runnable or stopped.
 *     
 *     Thread.new { sleep(200) }
 *     Thread.new { 1000000.times {|i| i*i } }
 *     Thread.new { Thread.stop }
 *     Thread.list.each {|t| p t}
 *     
 *  <em>produces:</em>
 *     
 *     #<Thread:0x401b3e84 sleep>
 *     #<Thread:0x401b3f38 run>
 *     #<Thread:0x401b3fb0 sleep>
 *     #<Thread:0x401bdf4c run>
 */

VALUE
rb_thread_list()
{
    rb_thread_t th;
    VALUE ary = rb_ary_new();

    FOREACH_THREAD(th) {
        switch (th->status) {
          case THREAD_RUNNABLE:
          case THREAD_STOPPED:
          case THREAD_TO_KILL:
            rb_ary_push(ary, th->thread);
          default:
            break;
        }
    }
    END_FOREACH(th);

    return ary;
}

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