Thread.CurrentThread Property (System.Threading)

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.NET Framework Class Library

Thread.CurrentThread Property

Gets the currently running thread.

Namespace: System.Threading
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Shared ReadOnly Property CurrentThread As Thread

public static Thread CurrentThread { get; }

Visual C++

public:
static property Thread^ CurrentThread {
	Thread^ get ();
}

static member CurrentThread : Thread

Property Value

Type: System.Threading.Thread
A Thread that is the representation of the currently running thread.

Examples

This code example is part of a larger example provided for the IsThreadPoolThread property.

Visual Basic


Shared Sub ThreadMethod()
    Console.WriteLine("ThreadOne, executing ThreadMethod, " & _
        "is from the thread pool? {0}", _
        Thread.CurrentThread.IsThreadPoolThread)
End Sub


static void ThreadMethod()
{
    Console.WriteLine("ThreadOne, executing ThreadMethod, " +
        "is {0}from the thread pool.", 
        Thread.CurrentThread.IsThreadPoolThread ? "" : "not ");
}

Visual C++


   static void ThreadMethod()
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "ThreadOne, executing ThreadMethod, "
      "is {0}from the thread pool.", Thread::CurrentThread->IsThreadPoolThread ? (String^)"" : "not " );
   }

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Thread Class

System.Threading Namespace