nsIThreadManager

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The nsIThreadManager interface lets applications and extensions create and manage threads, each of which is represented by an nsIThread.

Contents 1 Method overview 2 Attributes 3 Methods 3.1 newThread() 3.1.1 Parameters 3.1.2 Return value 3.2 getThreadFromPRThread() 3.2.1 Parameters 3.2.2 Return value 4 See also

nsIThreadManager is defined in xpcom/threads/nsIThreadManager.idl. It is scriptable and unfrozen (hasn't changed since Mozilla 1.9).

Inherits from: nsISupports

[edit] Method overview

nsIThread newThread(in unsigned long creationFlags)

[noscript] nsIThread getThreadFromPRThread(in PRThread prthread)

[edit] Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
mainThread	nsIThread	The main thread. Read only.
currentThread	nsIThread	The currently executing thread. If the calling thread doesn't already have an nsIThread associated with it, one is created and associate with the current PRThread. Read only.
isMainThread	boolean	Returns true if the currently executing thread is the main thread. Read only.

[edit] Methods

[edit] newThread()

Create a new thread. Internally, this is a global user PRThread.

nsIThread newThread(
  in unsigned long creationFlags
)

[edit] Parameters

creationFlags

Reserved for future use; pass 0.

[edit] Return value

The newly created nsIThread.

[edit] getThreadFromPRThread()

Given a PRThread, this method returns the corresponding nsIThread. Returns null if there isn't a corresponding nsIThread.

[noscript] nsIThread getThreadFromPRThread(
  in PRThread prthread
)

[edit] Parameters

prthread

The PRThread for which to retrieve the corresponding nsIThread.

[edit] Return value

The nsIThread matching the specified PRThread, or null if there is no matching nsIThread.

[edit] See also

• The Thread Manager
• nsIThread
• nsIThreadPool
• nsIThreadInternal
• nsIThreadObserver
• nsIThreadEventFilter
• PRThread