Start named virtual thread

[Alan Bateman]

On 26/07/2023 17:46, Glavo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There are times when I'm not happy with 
> `Thread.ofVirtual().name(xxx).factory()` and would like more 
> flexibility in naming virtual threads.
> Therefore, I would like to have an API method like this:
>
>     public static Thread startVirtualThread(Runnable task, String name)
>
>
> Can we provide such an API method?
>


It's easy to start a virtual thread with a name if you really want, e.g. 
Thread.ofVirtual().name("duke").start(task);, so I'm curious what 
problem or issue you are running into.

-Alan


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