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Thread encapsulates the behavior of a thread of execution, including the main thread of the Ruby script. In the descriptions that follow, the parameter aSymbol refers to a symbol, which is either a quoted string or a Symbol (such as :name). Note: For CVS history, see ThreadClass.java.

Thread.new( [ arg ]* ) {| args | block } -> aThread

Creates a new thread to execute the instructions given in block, and begins running it.

Thread.new( [ arg ]* ) {| args | block } -> aThread

Creates a new thread to execute the instructions given in block, and begins running it. Any arguments passed to Thread.new are passed into the block.

 x = Thread.new { sleep .1; print "x"; print "y"; print "z" }
 a = Thread.new { print "a"; print "b"; sleep .2; print "c" }
 x.join # Let the threads finish before
 a.join # main thread exits...