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GetThreadName

This function was added in DSL 4

Description​

Return the name of thread or of the current thread. It is possible this function will not return anything if the thread was not created with a name.

function GetThreadName(thread) --[[ ... ]] end

Parameters​

  • thread?: thread|nil - (Optional) The thread to get the name of. If not provided, the current thread is used.

Return Values​

  • name: string|nil - The name of the thread, or nil if the thread was not created with a name.

Example​

function MyThreadFunction()
  print('This is my thread function')
  print('Thread name:', GetThreadName(thread))
end

thread = CreateThread('MyThreadFunction')

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