3.5 Threads: the Threads structure
fork
Function
Summary
Forks a new thread.
Signature
MLWORKS.Threads
Structure
MLWorks.Threads
Type
val fork: ('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b thread
Syntax
fork f x -> t
Arguments
- f
- An ML function.
- x
- Arguments to f.
Values
- t
- A new thread evaluating f x.
Description
Forks a new thread which evaluates the application of f to x.