A unit of execution in a process. A unit of execution in a process. Can run methods on [Object]\ s simultaneously. The use of synchronization via [Mutex], [Semaphore] is advised if working with shared objects. Returns the current [Thread]\ s id, uniquely identifying it among all threads. Returns true if this [Thread] is currently active. An active [Thread] cannot start work on a new method but can be joined with [method wait_to_finish]. Starts a new [Thread] that runs "method" on object "instance" with "userdata" passed as an argument. The "priority" of the [Thread] can be changed by passing a PRIORITY_* enum. Returns OK on success, or ERR_CANT_CREATE on failure. Joins the [Thread] and waits for it to finish. Returns what the method called returned.