C# Thread class provides properties and methods to create and control threads. It is found in System.Threading namespace.
A list of important properties of Thread class are given below:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| CurrentThread | returns the instance of currently running thread. |
| IsAlive | checks whether the current thread is alive or not. It is used to find the execution status of the thread. |
| IsBackground | is used to get or set value whether current thread is in background or not. |
| ManagedThreadId | is used to get unique id for the current managed thread. |
| Name | is used to get or set the name of the current thread. |
| Priority | is used to get or set the priority of the current thread. |
| ThreadState | is used to return a value representing the thread state. |
A list of important methods of Thread class are given below:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Abort() | is used to terminate the thread. It raises ThreadAbortException. |
| Interrupt() | is used to interrupt a thread which is in WaitSleepJoin state. |
| Join() | is used to block all the calling threads until this thread terminates. |
| ResetAbort() | is used to cancel the Abort request for the current thread. |
| Resume() | is used to resume the suspended thread. It is obselete. |
| Sleep(Int32) | is used to suspend the current thread for the specified milliseconds. |
| Start() | changes the current state of the thread to Runnable. |
| Suspend() | suspends the current thread if it is not suspended. It is obselete. |
| Yield() | is used to yield the execution of current thread to another thread. |
