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=== Arguments ===
 
=== Arguments ===
 
{{param|FileData|fileData|The FileData containing the Lua code to use as the source.}}
 
{{param|FileData|fileData|The FileData containing the Lua code to use as the source.}}
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=== Returns ===
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{{param|Thread|thread|A new Thread that has yet to be started.}}
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== Function ==
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{{newin|[[0.9.2]]|092|type=variant}}
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=== Synopsis ===
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<source lang="lua">
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thread = love.thread.newThread( codestring )
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</source>
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=== Arguments ===
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{{param|string|codestring|A string containing the Lua code to use as the source.}}
 
=== Returns ===
 
=== Returns ===
 
{{param|Thread|thread|A new Thread that has yet to be started.}}
 
{{param|Thread|thread|A new Thread that has yet to be started.}}

Revision as of 19:51, 15 February 2015

Available since LÖVE 0.7.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Creates a new Thread from a Lua file or FileData object.

Function

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This variant is not supported in earlier versions.

Synopsis

thread = love.thread.newThread( filename )

Arguments

string filename
The name of the Lua file to use as the source.

Returns

Thread thread
A new Thread that has yet to be started.

Function

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This variant is not supported in earlier versions.

Synopsis

thread = love.thread.newThread( fileData )

Arguments

FileData fileData
The FileData containing the Lua code to use as the source.

Returns

Thread thread
A new Thread that has yet to be started.

Function

Available since LÖVE 0.9.2
This variant is not supported in earlier versions.

Synopsis

thread = love.thread.newThread( codestring )

Arguments

string codestring
A string containing the Lua code to use as the source.

Returns

Thread thread
A new Thread that has yet to be started.

Function

Removed in LÖVE 0.9.0
This variant is not supported in that and later versions.

Synopsis

thread = love.thread.newThread( name, filename )

Arguments

string name
The name of the thread.
string filename
The name of the File to use as source.

Returns

Thread thread
A new Thread that has yet to be started.

Function

Removed in LÖVE 0.9.0
This variant is not supported in that and later versions.

Synopsis

thread = love.thread.newThread( name, file )

Arguments

string name
The name of the thread.
File file
The file to use as source.

Returns

Thread thread
A new Thread that has yet to be started.

Function

Removed in LÖVE 0.9.0
This variant is not supported in that and later versions.

Synopsis

thread = love.thread.newThread( name, data )

Arguments

string name
The name of the thread.
Data data
The data to use as source.

Returns

Thread thread
A new Thread that has yet to be started.

See Also

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