---
name: "Threads.waitFor"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Threads.waitFor"
---

# Threads.waitFor(3kaya)

Wait for a thread to terminate.

## NAME

Threads::waitFor - Wait for a thread to terminate.

## SYNOPSIS

**rettype waitFor(** *Thread\<rettype\>  id* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**id** The thread to wait for

## DESCRIPTION

Wait for a thread to terminate and return the thread's return value.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**Threads.end (3kaya)**

**Threads.kill (3kaya)**