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instance method
Thread#priority
thr.priority → integer
thread.c
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static VALUE
rb_thread_priority(VALUE thread)
{
return INT2NUM(rb_thread_ptr(thread)->priority);
}
Returns the priority of thr. Default is inherited from the current thread which creating the new thread, or zero for the initial main thread; higher-priority thread will run more frequently than lower-priority threads (but lower-priority threads can also run).
This is just hint for Ruby thread scheduler. It may be ignored on some platform.
Example
Thread.current.priority #=> 0