stop ()
public
Stops execution of the current
thread, putting it into a ``sleep’‘ state, and schedules
execution of another thread. Resets the ``critical’‘ condition
to false .
a = Thread . new { print " a "; Thread . stop ; print " c " }
Thread . pass print " b "
a . run a . join
produces:
abc
Show source /*
* call-seq:
* Thread.stop => nil
*
* Stops execution of the current thread, putting it into a ``sleep'' state,
* and schedules execution of another thread. Resets the ``critical'' condition
* to <code>false</code>.
*
* a = Thread.new { print "a"; Thread.stop; print "c" }
* Thread.pass
* print "b"
* a.run
* a.join
*
* <em>produces:</em>
*
* abc
*/
VALUE
rb_thread_stop()
{
enum rb_thread_status last_status = THREAD_RUNNABLE;
rb_thread_critical = 0;
if (curr_thread == curr_thread->next) {
rb_raise(rb_eThreadError, "stopping only thread\n\tnote: use sleep to stop forever");
}
if (curr_thread->status == THREAD_TO_KILL)
last_status = THREAD_TO_KILL;
curr_thread->status = THREAD_STOPPED;
rb_thread_schedule();
curr_thread->status = last_status;
return Qnil;
}