RE: New 'threads' methods

On Wed, 05 Jul 2006, Jerry D. Hedden wrote:
> 
> I'm planning to add some new methods to the 'threads' module, and I
> would like a concensus on the method names:
> 
> Method to tell if a thread is still 'running' (i.e., the thread
> entry point function has not yet exited).  Possible names:
>    $thr->running()
>    $thr->isrunning()
>    $thr->is_running()

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I like the is_xxx() form for predicate methods.

Cheers,
-Jan