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pthread_self(3) Library Functions Manual pthread_self(3) NAME pthread_self - Obtains the identifier of the calling thread. LIBRARY DECthreads POSIX 1003.1c Library (libpthread.so) SYNOPSIS #include <pthread.h> pthread_t pthread_self(void); STANDARDS Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry stan- dards as follows: IEEE Std 1003.1c-1995, POSIX System Application Program Interface PARAMETERS None DESCRIPTION This routine returns the address of the calling thread's own thread identifier. For example, you can use this thread object to obtain the calling thread's own sequence number. To do so, pass the return value from this routine in a call to the pthread_getsequence_np(3) routine, as follows: unsigned long this_thread_nbr; . . . this_thread_nbr = pthread_getsequence_np( pthread_self( ) ); . . . The return value from the pthread_self(3) routine becomes meaningless after the calling thread is destroyed. RETURN VALUES Returns the address of the calling thread's own thread object. ERRORS None RELATED INFORMATION Functions: pthread_cancel(3), pthread_create(3), pthread_detach(3), pthread_exit(3), pthread_getsequence_np(3), pthread_join(3), pthread_kill(3), pthread_sigmask(3) Manuals: Guide to DECthreads and Programmer's Guide delim off pthread_self(3)