Using the <i class="emphasis">Thread</i> Class

Using the Thread Class

The Thread class supports threads in Visual Basic. Here is the inheritance hierarchy for this class:

Object
   Thread

You can find the notable public properties of Thread objects in Table 24.10 and their notable public methods in Table 24.11. (This class has no non-inherited events.)

Table 24.10: Noteworthy public properties of *Thread* objects.
Property	Means
IsAlive	Indicates if the thread has been started and is alive.
IsBackground	Gets/sets whether or not this is a background thread.
Name	Gets/sets the thread's name.
Priority	Gets/sets the thread's priority.
ThreadState	Gets the thread's state.

Table 24.11: Noteworthy public methods of *Thread* objects.
Method	Means
Abort	Aborts the thread.
Interrupt	Interrupts threads in the WaitSleepJoin state.
Join	Waits for a thread to complete.
Resume	Resumes thread execution for threads that have been suspended.
Start	Begins execution of the thread.
Suspend	Suspends thread execution.