Difference between revisions of "Lua:inMainThread"

Revision as of 04:47, 21 June 2026

⚠️ Version Notice

This function requires Cheat Engine 6.4+.

<> Lua API Reference

function inMainThread() : boolean

Returns true if the current code is running inside the main thread.

This function is available in Cheat Engine 6.4 and later.

This function has no parameters.

boolean — True if the current code is running inside the main thread, otherwise false.

if inMainThread() then
  print("Running in the main thread")
else
  print("Not running in the main thread")
end

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 [[Category:Lua]]
 {{VersionNotice|6.4+}}
-'''function''' inMainThread() ''':''' Boolean
+{{CodeBox|'''function''' inMainThread() ''':''' boolean}}
 Returns true if the current code is running inside the main thread.
+This function is available in Cheat Engine 6.4 and later.
 ===Function Parameters===
-None.
+This function has no parameters.
 ===Returns===
-Boolean — true if running in the main thread, false otherwise.
+boolean — True if the current code is running inside the main thread, otherwise false.
 ===Examples===
 <pre>
-function ShowError(message)
+if inMainThread() then
-    if not inMainThread() then
+  print("Running in the main thread")
-        synchronize(function()
+else
-            self:ShowError(message)
+  print("Not running in the main thread")
-        end)
-        return
-    end
-    messageDialog(message, mtError, mbOK)
 end
 </pre>
-== See also ==
+{{LuaSeeAlso}}
-* [[Lua:createThread|createThread]]
-* [[Lua:synchronize|synchronize]]