From: "Iñaki Baz Castillo" <ibc@...>
Date: 2008-09-10T23:00:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Difference between "sleep()" and "Thread.stop"?

2008/9/10, Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>:
> 2008/9/10 Iñaki Baz Castillo <ibc@aliax.net>:
>
> > Hi, is there any difference between doing:
>  >
>  >  sleep
>  >
>  > and:
>  >
>  >  Thread.stop
>  >
>
>
> #sleep resumes automatically after a given time, #stop does not.

Object#sleep doesn't resume if there is not parameter:
  sleep  # This sleeps forever

So, which difference exists between Object#sleep (with no parameter)
and Thread#stop ?



>  > In both cases the current thread is in "sleep" state.
>  >
>  > Also, why there is no way to stop/pause/sleep a thread different of the current?
>  > I mean something as:
>  >
>  >  t1 = Thread.current
>  >  Thread.new { t1.sleep }  <--- This doesn't exist (neither #stop or #pause)
>
>
> Why should it?  With threads you use other mechanisms to control
>  execution, e.g. a blocking queue, synchronizing on a mutex etc.

Well, it was just curiosity. Thanks for clarification.

Thanks.

-- 
Iñaki Baz Castillo
<ibc@aliax.net>