# SDL_GetThreadState Get the current state of a thread. ## Header File Defined in [](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_thread.h) ## Syntax ```c SDL_ThreadState SDL_GetThreadState(SDL_Thread *thread); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | | -------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------- | | [SDL_Thread](SDL_Thread) * | **thread** | the thread to query. | ## Return Value ([SDL_ThreadState](SDL_ThreadState)) Returns the current state of a thread, or [SDL_THREAD_UNKNOWN](SDL_THREAD_UNKNOWN) if the thread isn't valid. ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. ## See Also - [SDL_ThreadState](SDL_ThreadState) ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryThread](CategoryThread)