# Thread#value when thread is killed

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/thread-value-when-thread-is-killed/107242>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [June 19, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/thread-value-when-thread-is-killed/107242 "2007-06-19T16:16:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sheepman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@sheepman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sheepman)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/thread-value-when-thread-is-killed/107242/1 "2007-06-19T16:16:53Z")

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$ cat t.rb  
th = Thread.new{sleep 10; 1}  
th.exit  
p th.value

$ ruby-1.8 -v t.rb  
ruby 1.8.6 (2007-06-10 patchlevel 5000) [i686-linux]  
false

$ ruby-1.9 -v t.rb  
ruby 1.9.0 (2007-06-15 patchlevel 0) [i686-linux]  
nil

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**Author:** ![sheepman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@sheepman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sheepman)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/thread-value-when-thread-is-killed/107242/2 "2007-06-19T16:34:56Z")

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In message “Re: [ruby-dev:31025] Thread#value when thread is killed”  
on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:15:39 +0900, sheepman  
[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes:

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