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<span class="kw">let</span> <span class="ident">handler</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">Builder</span>::<span class="ident">new</span>() .<span class="ident">name</span>(<span class="string">"named thread"</span>.<span class="ident">into</span>()) .<span class="ident">spawn</span>(<span class="op">||</span> { <span class="kw">let</span> <span class="ident">handle</span> <span class="op">=</span> <span class="ident">thread</span>::<span class="ident">current</span>(); <span class="macro">assert_eq</span><span class="macro">!</span>(<span class="ident">handle</span>.<span class="ident">name</span>(), <span class="prelude-val">Some</span>(<span class="string">"named thread"</span>)); }) .<span class="ident">unwrap</span>(); <span class="ident">handler</span>.<span class="ident">join</span>().<span class="ident">unwrap</span>();<a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%23!%5Ballow(unused)%5D%0Afn%20main()%20%7B%0Ause%20std%3A%3Athread%3B%0A%0Alet%20handler%20%3D%20thread%3A%3ABuilder%3A%3Anew()%0A%20%20%20%20.name(%22named%20thread%22.into())%0A%20%20%20%20.spawn(%7C%7C%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20let%20handle%20%3D%20thread%3A%3Acurrent()%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20assert_eq!(handle.name()%2C%20Some(%22named%20thread%22))%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%7D)%0A%20%20%20%20.unwrap()%3B%0A%0Ahandler.join().unwrap()%3B%0A%7D">Run</a></pre> </div></section> <section id='search' class="content hidden"></section> <section class="footer"></section> <aside id="help" class="hidden"> <div> <h1 class="hidden">Help</h1> <div class="shortcuts"> <h2>Keyboard Shortcuts</h2> <dl> <dt><kbd>?</kbd></dt> <dd>Show this help dialog</dd> <dt><kbd>S</kbd></dt> <dd>Focus the search field</dd> <dt><kbd>↑</kbd></dt> <dd>Move up in search results</dd> <dt><kbd>↓</kbd></dt> <dd>Move down in search results</dd> <dt><kbd>↹</kbd></dt> <dd>Switch tab</dd> <dt><kbd>⏎</kbd></dt> <dd>Go to active search result</dd> <dt><kbd>+</kbd></dt> <dd>Expand all sections</dd> <dt><kbd>-</kbd></dt> <dd>Collapse all sections</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="infos"> <h2>Search Tricks</h2> <p> Prefix searches with a type followed by a colon (e.g. <code>fn:</code>) to restrict the search to a given type. </p> <p> Accepted types are: <code>fn</code>, <code>mod</code>, <code>struct</code>, <code>enum</code>, <code>trait</code>, <code>type</code>, <code>macro</code>, and <code>const</code>. </p> <p> Search functions by type signature (e.g. <code>vec -> usize</code> or <code>* -> vec</code>) </p> </div> </div> </aside> <script> window.rootPath = "../../"; 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