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Thread::getCurrentThread

(PECL pthreads >= 2.0.0)

Thread::getCurrentThread — Identification

Description

public static function Thread::getCurrentThread(): Thread

Return a reference to the currently executing Thread

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

An object representing the currently executing Thread

Examples

Example #1 Return the currently executing Thread

<?php
class My extends Thread {
    public function run() {
        var_dump(Thread::getCurrentThread());
    }
}
$my = new My();
$my->start();
?>

The above example will output:

object(My)#2 (0) {
}

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