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CreateSystemThread

This function was added in DSL 1

Description​

Creates a new system thread that runs concurrently with the main game thread. This is useful for performing background tasks without blocking the main game loop.

Any extra arguments (...) are passed to the thread function when the thread starts.

function CreateSystemThread(func, ...) --[[ ... ]] end

Parameters​

  • func: function - The function to be executed in the new thread. This function should accept any additional arguments passed to CreateSystemThread.
  • ...: any - Additional arguments that will be passed to the thread function when it starts. These can be any Lua values.

Return Values​

  • thread: thread - The thread object representing the newly created system thread.

Example​

local thread = CreateSystemThread(function(arg1, arg2)
  print('Thread started with arguments:', arg1, arg2)
  -- Perform background tasks here
end, 'Hello', 'World')