java.lang
Class Thread

java.lang.Object
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public abstract class Thread

extends Object

A thread (task) of execution.

Constructor Summary

Thread()

Method Summary

boolean	isAlive()
abstract void	run() Must be implemented by subclasses.
void	start() Starts this thread.
static void	yield() Preempts the current thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, toString

Constructor Detail

Thread

public Thread()

Method Detail

isAlive

public boolean isAlive()

start

public void start()

Starts this thread. May throw OutOfMemoryError if more than 254 threads are started.

run

public abstract void run()

Must be implemented by subclasses. Not to be called directly, execution of this method is scheduled by start().

yield

public static void yield()

Preempts the current thread.