Programmer's Reference

Process-related block methods

The following instance methods pertain to process-related blocks:

fork
Creates and schedules a new process to evaluate the receiver block, using the priority of the activeProcess (Processor activePriority).

forkAt:
Creates and schedules a new process to evaluate the receiver block, at the specified priority.

newProcess
Creates a new process to evaluate the receiver block, using the priority of the activeProcess, and places it in suspended state. The new process is scheduled by sending it the resume message.

newProcessWith:
Creates a new process to evaluate the receiver block with the specified arguments, using the current priority, and places it in suspended state. The new process is scheduled by sending it the resume message.


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