﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Type Name="ThreadPriority" FullName="System.Threading.ThreadPriority" FullNameSP="System_Threading_ThreadPriority" Maintainer="ecma"><TypeSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".class public sealed serializable ThreadPriority extends System.Enum" /><TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public enum ThreadPriority" /><TypeSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".class public auto ansi serializable sealed ThreadPriority extends System.Enum" /><MemberOfLibrary>BCL</MemberOfLibrary><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyName>mscorlib</AssemblyName><AssemblyPublicKey>[00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ]</AssemblyPublicKey><AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><Base><BaseTypeName>System.Enum</BaseTypeName></Base><Attributes><Attribute><AttributeName>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)</AttributeName></Attribute></Attributes><Docs><remarks><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para><see cref="T:System.Threading.ThreadPriority" /> defines the set of all possible values for a thread priority. Thread priorities specify the relative priority of one thread versus another.</para><para>Every thread has an assigned priority. Threads created within the runtime are initially assigned the Normal priority, while threads created outside the runtime retain their previous priority when they enter the runtime. You can get and set the priority of a thread by accessing its <see cref="P:System.Threading.Thread.Priority" /> property.</para><para>Threads are scheduled for execution based on their priority. The scheduling algorithm used to determine the order of thread execution varies with each operating system. The operating system can also adjust the thread priority dynamically as the user interface's focus is moved between the foreground and the background.</para><para>The priority of a thread does not affect the thread's state; the state of the thread must be <see cref="F:System.Threading.ThreadState.Running" /> before the operating system can schedule it.</para></remarks><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Specifies the scheduling priority of a <see cref="T:System.Threading.Thread" />.</para></summary></Docs><Members><Member MemberName="AboveNormal"><MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".field public static literal valuetype System.Threading.ThreadPriority AboveNormal = 3" /><MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="AboveNormal" /><MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".field public static literal valuetype System.Threading.ThreadPriority AboveNormal = int32(3)" 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Threads have Normal priority by default.</para></summary></Docs><Excluded>0</Excluded></Member></Members><TypeExcluded>0</TypeExcluded></Type>