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creating threads

Thread contain a method called run() in which the


thread’s behaviour can be implemented.
Syntax of run() method is :
public void run()
{
....................
....................
....................
}
 Thread can be initiated with the help of method
called start().
a new thread can be created in two ways :
1 .define a class that extends Thread class
and override its run() method.
2. define a class that implements Runnable
interface. new class has to define the method
run() of Runnable interface.
The Main Thread
the main thread of your program is the one
that is executed when your program begins.
extending the Thread class
extending the Thread class
it includes the following steps:
1.create a new class that extends Thread,
and then to create an object of that class.
 2.The extending class must override the
run( ) method
3. call start( ) method to begin execution of
the new thread
1. Declaring the class
Syntax:
class MyThread extends Thread
{
......................................
.....................................
......................................
}
2. override the run( ) method
public void run()
{
.................................
....................................
.................................
}
3. starting new Thread
to create and run an instance of thread
class,write the following
MyThread aThread = new MyThread ();
aThread.start();
first line creates an object of class MyThread.
Now the thread is in newborn state.
Second line calls start() method , cause the
thread to move into runnable state.
When run() method is invoked ,thread is said
to be in running state.
Example program
class A extends Thread
{
public void run()
{
for (int i=1;i<=5;i++)
{
System.out.println("From Thread A: i="+i);
}
System.out.println("Exit from A");
}
}
class B extends Thread
{
public void run()
{
for (int i=1;i<=5;i++)
{
System.out.println("From Thread B: i="+i);
}
System.out.println("Exit from B");
}
}
class ThreadTest
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
new A().start();
new B().start();
}
}
o/p
javac ThreadTest.java
java ThreadTest

From Thread B: i=1


From Thread A: i=1
From Thread A: i=2
From Thread A: i=3
From Thread A: i=4
From Thread A: i=5
From Thread B: i=1
From Thread B: i=2
Exit from A
From Thread B: i=3
From Thread B: i=4
From Thread B: i=5
Exit from B
there are three threads in the program- main
method in the ThreadTest class constitutes
main thread and two other threads thread A
and thread B.
in the statement new A().start();
main thread creates and starts thread A
The start() method returns back to main
thread after invoking run() method and then
main thread starts thread B.

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