# PR_GetThreadPrivate

Recovers the per-thread private data for the current thread.

## Syntax

```{code}
#include <prthread.h>

void* PR_GetThreadPrivate(PRUintn index);
```

### Parameter

{ref}`PR_GetThreadPrivate` has the following parameters:

`index`

: The index into the per-thread private data table.

### Returns

`NULL` if the data has not been set.

## Description

{ref}`PR_GetThreadPrivate` may be called at any time during a thread's
execution. A thread can get access only to its own per-thread private
data. Do not delete the object that the private data refers to without
first clearing the thread's value.