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# Thread::getCurrentThread

(PECL pthreads >= 2.0.0)

Thread::getCurrentThread — Identification

### Description

public static Thread::getCurrentThread(): Thread

Return a reference to the currently executing Thread

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

An object representing the currently executing Thread

### Examples

Example #1 Return the currently executing Thread

    <?phpclass My extends Thread {    public function run() {        var_dump(Thread::getCurrentThread());    }}$my = new My();$my->start();?>

The above example will output:

    object(My)#2 (0) {
    }