# Uses of Class
java.lang.ThreadLocal

Packages that use ThreadLocal
Package | Description
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java.lang | Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.

## Uses of ThreadLocal in java.lang

Subclasses of ThreadLocal in java.lang
Modifier and Type | Class | Description
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`class` | `InheritableThreadLocal<T>` | This class extends `ThreadLocal` to provide inheritance of values from parent thread to child thread: when a child thread is created, the child receives initial values for all inheritable thread-local variables for which the parent has values.

Methods in java.lang that return ThreadLocal
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
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`static <S> ThreadLocal<S>` | ThreadLocal.`withInitial​(Supplier<? extends S> supplier)` | Creates a thread local variable.