# Function current

1.0.0 · Source

    pub fn current() -> Thread

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Gets a handle to the thread that invokes it.

## §Examples

Getting a handle to the current thread with `thread::current()`:

    use std::thread;

    let handler = thread::Builder::new()
        .name("named thread".into())
        .spawn(|| {
            let handle = thread::current();
            assert_eq!(handle.name(), Some("named thread"));
        })
        .unwrap();

    handler.join().unwrap();