Example 4-11 Construct and Start in a Single Line - APIs Used in This Chapter - The Class java.lang.Thread - Multithreaded Programming with JAVA

There is nothing stopping you from starting the thread in the same line as the constructor (Code

Example 4-11); we just don't do that very often.

Example 4-11 Construct and Start in a Single Line

new MyThread().start();

APIs Used in This Chapter

The Class java.lang.Thread

The class Thread defines thread objects. When the start() method is called, an actual running

thread is created which the Thread object can control. It is important to distinguish between the

object (which is just memory and a set of methods) and the running thread (which executes code).

All static thread methods apply to the current thread.

Thread

public

Thread()

public

Thread(String name)

public

Thread(Runnable runObj)

public

Thread(Runnable runObj, String name)

throws SecurityException,

IllegalThreadStateException

These create a new thread object.

References:

Chapters 4 and 10.

start

public void start()

throws IllegalThreadStateException

Calling the start() method on an instance of Thread will cause the appropriate run() method

to execute in a new thread.

Reference:

run

public void run()

This is the method you define that actually executes the code you want. The base method simply

looks to see if there is a Runnable and calls its run() method.

Reference:

Chapter 4.

currentThread

public static Thread currentThread()

This method returns the current thread object.

Reference:

Chapter 4.

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