| Method |
Description |
public Thread() |
Constructs a new Thread object, with
an automatically generated name |
public Thread(String name) |
Constructs a new Thread object, with
the specified name |
public Thread(Runnable target) |
Constructs a new Thread object, with
the associated Runnable object and an automatically
generated name |
public Thread(Runnable target,
String name) |
Constructs a new Thread object, with
the associated Runnable object and the specified
name. |
public static Thread
currentThread() |
Returns a reference to the currently
executing thread object. |
public static void
dumpStack() |
Prints a stack trace of the current
thread. This method is used only for debugging |
public final String getName() |
Returns this thread's name. |
public void interrupt() |
Interrupts this thread. |
public final boolean
isAlive() |
Tests if this thread is alive. A
thread is alive if it has been started and has not
yet died. |
public final void setName(
String name) |
Changes the name of this thread to
be equal to the argument name. |
public static void sleep(
long millis)
throws InterruptedException |
Causes the currently executing
thread to sleep (temporarily cease execution) for the
specified number of milliseconds. |
public static void sleep(
long millis,
int nanos)
throws InterruptedException |
Causes the currently executing
thread to sleep (cease execution) for the specified
number of milliseconds plus the specified number of
nanoseconds. |
public synchronized void start() |
Causes this thread to begin
execution; the Java Virtual Machine calls the run
method of this thread. |
public static void yield() |
Causes the currently executing
thread object to temporarily pause and allow other
threads to execute. |
