Actors

getactorfromthread

Returns the Actor associated with a thread.

Syntax

getactorfromthread(thread: thread): Instance | nil
Aliases getactorfromstate

Arguments

NameTypeDescription
threadthreadThread to inspect or run inside.

Returns

NameTypeDescription
actorInstance | nilActor instance, or nil when none is associated.

Description

Returns the Actor associated with a thread.

Call it with 1 parameter(s): thread. The argument table explains which values are required and which ones only refine the behavior.

It returns actor (Instance | nil). Use the returns table to separate successful values from nil results and recoverable errors.

Example

Example call with placeholder values.

local result = getactorfromthread(coroutine.running())
print(result)