Thread::ThreadState Property

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Gets a value that contains the states of the current thread.

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

Syntax

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Type: System.Threading::ThreadState
One of the enumeration values that indicates the state of the current thread. The initial value is Unstarted.

The ThreadState property provides more specific information than the IsAlive property.

Important Note:
Thread state is of interest only in debugging scenarios. Your code should never use thread state to synchronize the activities of threads.