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C#/.NET - thread name

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Nabila-Burnett

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In this article we would like to show how to set name for indicated thread in C# / .NET.

Quick solution:

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Thread thread = new Thread(...);
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thread.Name = "MyThreadName";  // <--------------- custom thread mane

Practical example

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using System;
using System.Threading;
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namespace Test
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Thread.CurrentThread.Name = "MyMainThread";
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            Thread thread = new Thread(() =>
            {
                Thread.Sleep(5000);
                Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentThread.Name + " is stopping");
            });
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            thread.Name = "MyFirstThread";
            thread.Start();
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            Thread.Sleep(5000);
            Console.WriteLine(Thread.CurrentThread.Name + " is stopping");
        }
    }
}

Where:

Thread.CurrentThread property - keeps reference to currently executed thread object
Thread.Name property - gets and sets thread name

Output:

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MyFirstThread is stopping
MyMainThread is stopping

Note:
Thread.Name helps to identify threads more precisely. In Visual Studio the threads window shows all threads with their names during debugging proces. To display the window use menu: Debug->Window->Threads (this menu is available only during debugging process).