Java supports thread-based multitasking.
Java program can be divided into several threads and those threads can be executed in parallel to support multi-tasking.
Java: Beginner Guide to Multithreading
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Java supports thread-based multitasking.
Java program can be divided into several threads and those threads can be executed in parallel to support multi-tasking.
1. By Implementing Runnable Interface
2. By extending the Thread class
Steps:
1. Implement Runnable Interface
2. Override the run() method, and put your code inside it.
3. Pass the instance of your class to the Thread class constructor.
4. Call the start() method to run your thread.
Steps:
1. Extend your class with Thread class
2. Override the run() method, and put your code inside it.
3. Instantiate your class.
4. Call the start() method to run your thread.
Because it's an Interface, you can also extend other classes in the future and also implement other interfaces.
It has 5 different phases in its lifecycle:
1. New
2. Runnable
3. Running
4. Waiting
5. Dead
run() - Actual task of the thread is defined here.
start() - Starts the thread
join() - Wait for thread to die.
setName() - Give name to our thread.
getName() - Returns the thread name.
