Introducing Threads
One way to create threads is to write a separate class that subclasses the Thread class.
The main line of execution is put in a method called run(), which overrides the method of the same name from the Thread class.
Instances of this subclass are created like this:
- MyThread mt = new MyThread( );
Thread control:
- When the thread is created, it does not automatically start running. The class that creates it must call the Thread method start(). mt.start ( );
- Other methods may be called: Thread.sleep( ), Thread.yield( ), suspend( ), resume( ), stop( ), and join( ).