From: dblack@...
Date: 2003-01-22T00:56:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Threading problem ...

Hi --

On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Lars M. wrote:

> Thanks so much!
>
> Fixed code follows.
>
> ####################################
>
> def countdown
>  10.downto 0 do |number|
>   puts number
>   sleep 1
>  end
> end
>
> def newThread(code)
>  Thread.start {code.call}
> end
>
> newThread(proc {countdown})
> newThread(proc {countdown})
>
> sleep 10

If your Proc just wraps a method call, you can just call the
method directly:

  Thread.new { countdown }
  Thread.new { countdown }


David

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