# Thread:start

Available since LÖVE 0.7.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Starts the thread.

Beginning with version 0.9.0, threads can be restarted after they have completed their execution.

## Function

### Synopsis

    Thread:start()

### Arguments

None.

### Returns

Nothing.

## Function

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This variant is not supported in earlier versions.

### Synopsis

    Thread:start( arg1, arg2, ... )

### Arguments

`value arg1`
  A string, number, boolean, LÖVE object, or simple table.
`value arg2`
  A string, number, boolean, LÖVE object, or simple table.
`value ...`
  You can continue passing values to the thread.

### Returns

Nothing.

### Notes

Arguments passed to Thread:start are accessible in the thread's main file via ... (the vararg expression.)

## See Also

- Thread
- Thread:wait
- Thread:isRunning

##

Category:

- Functions