lovr.thread.newThread
Creates a new Thread from Lua code.
thread = lovr.thread.newThread(code)
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description |
| code | string | The code to run in the Thread.
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Returns
| Name | Type | Description |
| thread | Thread | The new Thread.
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thread = lovr.thread.newThread(filename)
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description |
| filename | string | A file containing code to run in the Thread.
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Returns
| Name | Type | Description |
| thread | Thread | The new Thread.
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thread = lovr.thread.newThread(blob)
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description |
| blob | Blob | The code to run in the Thread.
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Returns
| Name | Type | Description |
| thread | Thread | The new Thread.
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Notes
The Thread won't start running immediately. Use Thread:start to start it.
The string argument is assumed to be a filename if there isn't a newline in the first 1024 characters. For really short thread code, an extra newline can be added to trick LÖVR into loading it properly.
See also
Thread:startlovr.threaderrorlovr.thread