rustHow to drop a thread in Rust?

Threads can be dropped in Rust using the drop method. This method takes ownership of the thread and terminates it.

Example

let handle = thread::spawn(|| {
    println!("Hello from a thread!");
});

drop(handle);

The drop method takes ownership of the thread, which terminates it. In the example above, the thread is terminated after the drop method is called.

Code explanation

• let handle = thread::spawn(|| {: creates a thread and stores it in the handle variable.
• println!("Hello from a thread!");: prints a message from the thread.
• drop(handle);: takes ownership of the thread and terminates it.

Helpful links

• Rust Documentation - Threads

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