setthreadidentity

Sets the current thread’s identity to identity and returns the level that was active before the call.

setthreadidentity(identity: number): number

Every thread on Roblox carries an identity number that decides what the running script is allowed to touch.
Read the getthreadidentity page entry to learn more.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
identity	number	The new identity level for the current thread.

Returns

number - the previous identity (the level that was active before this call). Useful for save/restore: capture the return, do your work at the new identity, then pass it back into a second call to restore.

Aliases

• setidentity
• set_thread_identity
• setthreadcontext

Example

If you try to require() a ModuleScript, while having your identity level set to 2,
you will get an error: Lacking capability RobloxScript.

Example 1

<<<<<<< HEAD
local setthreadidentity = setthreadidentity(8)
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-- setthreadidentity(identity: number): number
>>>>>>> 50e30f53759b0538759af25c9b271514aa2c9290

Always check parameters and return values when working with this library function.