Mega Code Archive
Kill a thread and pass execution to another thread
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t1 = Thread.new { sleep 100 }
t2 = Thread.new do
if Thread.current == Thread.main
puts "This is the main thread." # Does NOT print
end
1.upto(1000)
sleep 0.1
end
end
Thread.kill(t1)
Thread.pass(t2) # Pass execution to t2 now
t3 = Thread.new do
sleep 20
Thread.exit
puts "Can't happen!"
end
Thread.kill(t2)
# Now exit the main thread (killing any others)
Thread.exit
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