# Object «Threading»

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Provides management of parallel threads.

| Method                            | Description                                                   |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [joinThread](#jointhread)         | Waiting for the specified flow to complete.                   |
| [killThread](#killthread)         | Finishes the execution of the specified flow.                 |
| [receiveMessage](#receivemessage) | Queries the received message.                                 |
| [sendMessage](#sendmessage)       | Sends a message to the specified stream.                      |
| [startThread](#startthread)       | Runs the function passed as a parameter in a separate thread. |

## joinThread

Waiting for the specified flow to complete.

#### Syntax

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```javascript
Threading.joinThread("threadId");
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As a parameter, it is necessary to specify thread id.

## killThread

Finishes the execution of the specified flow.

#### Syntax

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```javascript
Threading.killThread("threadId");
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The thread id must be specified as a parameter.

## receiveMessage

Queries the received message.

#### Syntax

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```javascript
Threading.receiveMessage(wait);
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If `wait` is `true`, it waits until a message arrives.

## sendMessage

Sends a message to the specified stream.

#### Syntax

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```javascript
Threading.sendMessage("threadId", "message");
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As parameters, it is necessary to specify thread id and message.

## startThread

Runs the function passed as a parameter in a separate thread.

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**Warning!** This creates a new copy for all global variables. So if the value of a variable change in one thread, it stays the same in another thread.
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#### Syntax

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```javascript
Threading.startThread("newThreadId", "functionName");
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As parameters, it is necessary to specify thread id and function.