--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Creates and runs a new thread to execute the instructions given in <em>block</em>. Any arguments passed to <tt>Thread::new</tt> are passed into the block.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "   x = Thread.new { sleep 0.1; print &quot;x&quot;; print &quot;y&quot;; print &quot;z&quot; }\n   a = Thread.new { print &quot;a&quot;; print &quot;b&quot;; sleep 0.2; print &quot;c&quot; }\n   x.join # Let the threads finish before\n   a.join # main thread exits...\n"
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: <em>produces:</em>
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "   abxyzc\n"
full_name: Thread::new
is_singleton: true
name: new
params: |
  Thread.new([arg]*) {|args| block }   => thread

visibility: public
