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Chapter 28
Threads
28.1 The Trait Fortress.Standard.Thread
Every thread in Fortress has trait Thread.
trait Thread
valT():T
wait():()
ready():Boolean
stop():() throws Stopped
end
28.1.1 valT():T
The val method returns the value computed by the expression of the thread. If the thread has not yet completed
execution, the invocation of val blocks until it has done so.
28.1.2 wait():()
The wait method waits for a thread to complete, but does not return a value.
28.1.3 ready():Boolean
The ready method returns true if a thread has completed, and returns false otherwise.
28.1.4 stop():() throws Stopped
The stop method attempts to terminate a thread.
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