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Creating A Thread by Extending The Thread Class: Package

The document describes different ways to create and run threads in Java: 1) By extending the Thread class and overriding the run() method. 2) By implementing the Runnable interface and overriding the run() method. 3) Using the sleep() method instead of yield() to pause threads for a period of time. 4) Setting different priorities for threads to influence their scheduling order.

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Creating A Thread by Extending The Thread Class: Package

The document describes different ways to create and run threads in Java: 1) By extending the Thread class and overriding the run() method. 2) By implementing the Runnable interface and overriding the run() method. 3) Using the sleep() method instead of yield() to pause threads for a period of time. 4) Setting different priorities for threads to influence their scheduling order.

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Creating a thread by extending the Thread class

package edu.niu.cs.mcmahon.thread1;

public class CountDownApp {

public static void main(String[] args) {

// Instantiate the countdown threads


Thread count1 = new CountDownEven();
Thread count2 = new CountDownOdd();

// Start the countdown threads


count1.start();
count2.start();
}
}

package edu.niu.cs.mcmahon.thread1;

// This class counts even numbers


public class CountDownEven extends Thread {

public void run() {


for (int i = 10; i > 0; i -= 2) {
System.out.println(this.getName() + " Count " + i);
Thread.yield(); // Allow the other thread to run
}
}
}

package edu.niu.cs.mcmahon.thread1;

// This class counts odd numbers


public class CountDownOdd extends Thread {

public void run() {


for (int i = 9; i > 0; i -= 2) {
System.out.println(this.getName() + " Count " + i);
Thread.yield(); // Allow the other thread to run
}
}
}

Resulting output
Thread-0 Count 10
Thread-1 Count 9
Thread-0 Count 8
Thread-1 Count 7
Thread-0 Count 6
Thread-1 Count 5
Thread-0 Count 4
Thread-1 Count 3
Thread-0 Count 2
Thread-1 Count 1
Creating a thread by implementing the Runnable interface
package edu.niu.cs.mcmahon.thread2;

public class CountDownRunnableApp {

public static void main(String[] args) {

// Instantiate the countdown threads


Thread count1 = new Thread(new CountDownEven());
Thread count2 = new Thread(new CountDownOdd());

// Start the countdown threads


count1.start();
count2.start();
}
}

package edu.niu.cs.mcmahon.thread2;

public class CountDownEven implements Runnable {

public void run() {


Thread t = Thread.currentThread();
for (int i = 10; i > 0; i -= 2) {
System.out.println(t.getName() + " Count " + i);
Thread.yield(); // Allow the other thread to run
}
}
}

package edu.niu.cs.mcmahon.thread2;

public class CountDownOdd implements Runnable {

public void run() {


Thread t = Thread.currentThread();
for (int i = 9; i > 0; i -= 2) {
System.out.println(t.getName() + " Count " + i);
Thread.yield(); // Allow the other thread to run
}
}
}

Resulting output
Thread-0 Count 10
Thread-1 Count 9
Thread-0 Count 8
Thread-1 Count 7
Thread-0 Count 6
Thread-1 Count 5
Thread-0 Count 4
Thread-1 Count 3
Thread-0 Count 2
Thread-1 Count 1

A version of the Count Down application that uses sleep() rather than yield()
package edu.niu.cs.mcmahon.thread3;

public class CountDownSleepApp {

public static void main(String[] args) {

// Instantiate the countdown threads


Thread count1 = new Thread(new CountDownEven());
Thread count2 = new Thread(new CountDownOdd());

// Start the countdown threads


count1.start();
count2.start();
}
}

package edu.niu.cs.mcmahon.thread3;

public class CountDownEven implements Runnable {

public void run() {


Thread t = Thread.currentThread();
for (int i = 10; i > 0; i -= 2) {
System.out.println(t.getName() + " Count " + i);
try {
Thread.sleep(500); // Sleep for 2 seconds
} catch (InterruptedException e) {} // Ignore any interruptions
}
}
}

package edu.niu.cs.mcmahon.thread3;

public class CountDownOdd implements Runnable {

public void run() {


Thread t = Thread.currentThread();
for (int i = 9; i > 0; i -= 2) {
System.out.println(t.getName() + " Count " + i);
try {
Thread.sleep(2000); // Sleep for 2 seconds
} catch (InterruptedException e) {} // Ignore any interruptions
}
}
}

Resulting output
Thread-0 Count 10
Thread-1 Count 9
Thread-0 Count 8
Thread-0 Count 6
Thread-0 Count 4
Thread-0 Count 2
Thread-1 Count 7
Thread-1 Count 5
Thread-1 Count 3
Thread-1 Count 1

A version of the Count Down application that sets thread priorities


package edu.niu.cs.mcmahon.thread2;

public class CountDownPrioritiesApp {

public static void main(String[] args) {

// Instantiate the countdown threads


Thread count1 = new Thread(new CountDownEven());
Thread count2 = new Thread(new CountDownOdd());

// Set the thread priorities


count1.setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
count2.setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);

// Start the countdown threads


count1.start();
count2.start();
}
}

Resulting output
Thread-1 Count 9
Thread-1 Count 7
Thread-1 Count 5
Thread-1 Count 3
Thread-1 Count 1
Thread-0 Count 10
Thread-0 Count 8
Thread-0 Count 6
Thread-0 Count 4
Thread-0 Count 2

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