Java Thread Programming
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| Copyright 1999 Sams Publishing |
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| Summary |
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| This chapter explores how to create a new thread by performing these tasks : |
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| Subclassing Thread |
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| Overriding the run() method of Thread to specify the statements to be executed by the new thread |
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| Creating a new instance of this subclass of Thread |
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| Spawning a new thread by invoking start() on this instance |
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| Thats all there is to getting a second thread up and running in Java! The following chapters explore the complexities of threads and the coordination of the intercommunication that usually must occur among them. |
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