java.lang
Class Thread

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Thread

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

Direct Known Subclasses:

LightfootThread, MainTask, Timer

public class Thread

extends Object

implements Runnable

Field Summary

static int	MAX_PRIORITY The maximum possible priority
static int	MIN_PRIORITY The minimum possible priority
static int	NORM_PRIORITY The normal priority

Constructor Summary

	Thread() Create a new thread
protected	Thread(int size, java.lang.String name) Create a new thread using the specified size for the stack
	Thread(Runnable r) Create a new thread using a runnable object
	Thread(Runnable r, java.lang.String name) Create a new thread using a runnable object and name
	Thread(java.lang.String name) Create a new thread with a name

Method Summary

static int	activeCount() Get the count of native threads in the VM
static Thread	currentThread() Get the current thread reference
java.lang.String	getName() Get the name of the thread
int	getPriority() Get the priority of the thread
boolean	isAlive() Test to see if the thread is alive
void	join() Wait for this thread to die
void	run() Run - main task
void	setPriority(int newPriority) Set the priority
static void	sleep(long ms) Sleep for a period of time
void	start() start the thread
java.lang.String	toString() Convert to a string
static void	yield() yield to allow other threads some control

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MAX_PRIORITY

public static final int MAX_PRIORITY

The maximum possible priority

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Constant Field Values

MIN_PRIORITY

public static final int MIN_PRIORITY

The minimum possible priority

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Constant Field Values

NORM_PRIORITY

public static final int NORM_PRIORITY

The normal priority

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Thread

public Thread()

Create a new thread

Thread

public Thread(java.lang.String name)

Create a new thread with a name

Parameters:

name - The name of the thread

Thread

protected Thread(int size,
                 java.lang.String name)

Create a new thread using the specified size for the stack

Parameters:

name - The name

Thread

public Thread(Runnable r)

Create a new thread using a runnable object

Parameters:

r - The runnable object

Thread

public Thread(Runnable r,
              java.lang.String name)

Create a new thread using a runnable object and name

Parameters:

r - The runnable object

name - The name

Method Detail

yield

public static void yield()

yield to allow other threads some control

sleep

public static void sleep(long ms)
                  throws InterruptedException

Sleep for a period of time

Parameters:

ms - The time to sleep in milliseconds

InterruptedException

start

public void start()

start the thread

run

public void run()

Run - main task

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable

isAlive

public final boolean isAlive()

Test to see if the thread is alive

Returns:

true if it is

setPriority

public final void setPriority(int newPriority)

Set the priority

Parameters:

newPriority - The new priority

getPriority

public final int getPriority()

Get the priority of the thread

Returns:

the priority

join

public final void join()
                throws InterruptedException

Wait for this thread to die

InterruptedException

getName

public final java.lang.String getName()

Get the name of the thread

Returns:

the name

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Convert to a string

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the string

currentThread

public static Thread currentThread()

Get the current thread reference

Returns:

the current thread

activeCount

public static int activeCount()

Get the count of native threads in the VM

Returns:

the number of active threads