28 lines
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28 lines
761 B
Markdown
## start
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starts a new thread and executes the function
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#### Parameters:
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1. `function` the function which should be executed
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#### Returns:
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1. `object` The object in use
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#### Usage:
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* Starts a new thread
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```lua
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local mainFrame = basalt.createFrame()
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local aThread = mainFrame:addThread()
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local function randomThreadFunction()
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while true do
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basalt.debug("Thread is active")
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os.sleep(1) -- a sleep/coroutine.yield() or pullEvent is required otherwise we will never come back to the main program (error)
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end
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end
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aThread:start(randomThreadfunction)
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```
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you are also able to start threads via xml:
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```lua
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basalt.setVariable("myThread", function() while true do os.sleep(1) end end)
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```
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```xml
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<thread thread="myThread" start="true"/>
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``` |