diff --git a/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/dankito/utils/multiplatform/Thread.kt b/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/dankito/utils/multiplatform/Thread.kt
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+package net.dankito.utils.multiplatform
+
+
+expect class Thread() {
+
+    companion object {
+
+        val current: Thread
+
+    }
+
+
+    val threadName: String
+
+}
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diff --git a/common/src/iosMain/kotlin/net/dankito/utils/multiplatform/Thread.kt b/common/src/iosMain/kotlin/net/dankito/utils/multiplatform/Thread.kt
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+++ b/common/src/iosMain/kotlin/net/dankito/utils/multiplatform/Thread.kt
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+package net.dankito.utils.multiplatform
+
+import platform.Foundation.NSOperationQueue
+import platform.Foundation.NSThread
+
+
+actual class Thread(private val thread: NSThread) {
+
+    actual companion object {
+
+        actual val current: Thread
+            get() = Thread(NSThread.currentThread)
+
+    }
+
+
+    actual constructor() : this(NSThread())
+
+
+    actual val threadName: String
+        get() {
+            thread.name?.let { name ->
+                if (name.isNotBlank()) {
+                    return name
+                }
+            }
+
+            return thread.description
+                ?: NSOperationQueue.currentQueue?.underlyingQueue?.description
+                ?: "Could not retrieve thread's name"
+        }
+
+}
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diff --git a/common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/net/dankito/utils/multiplatform/Thread.kt b/common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/net/dankito/utils/multiplatform/Thread.kt
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+++ b/common/src/jvmMain/kotlin/net/dankito/utils/multiplatform/Thread.kt
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+package net.dankito.utils.multiplatform
+
+
+actual class Thread(private val thread: java.lang.Thread) : java.lang.Thread() {
+
+    actual companion object {
+
+        actual val current: Thread
+            get() = Thread(currentThread())
+
+    }
+
+
+    actual constructor() : this(java.lang.Thread())
+
+
+    actual val threadName: String
+        get() = thread.name
+
+}
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