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package java.lang;

import java.lang.ref.Reference;
import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.security.AccessControlContext;
import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
import java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport;

import jdk.internal.misc.TerminatingThreadLocal;
import sun.nio.ch.Interruptible;
import jdk.internal.reflect.CallerSensitive;
import jdk.internal.reflect.Reflection;
import sun.security.util.SecurityConstants;
import jdk.internal.HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate;

A thread is a thread of execution in a program. The Java Virtual Machine allows an application to have multiple threads of execution running concurrently.

Every thread has a priority. Threads with higher priority are executed in preference to threads with lower priority. Each thread may or may not also be marked as a daemon. When code running in some thread creates a new Thread object, the new thread has its priority initially set equal to the priority of the creating thread, and is a daemon thread if and only if the creating thread is a daemon.

When a Java Virtual Machine starts up, there is usually a single non-daemon thread (which typically calls the method named main of some designated class). The Java Virtual Machine continues to execute threads until either of the following occurs:

  • The exit method of class Runtime has been called and the security manager has permitted the exit operation to take place.
  • All threads that are not daemon threads have died, either by returning from the call to the run method or by throwing an exception that propagates beyond the run method.

There are two ways to create a new thread of execution. One is to declare a class to be a subclass of Thread. This subclass should override the run method of class Thread. An instance of the subclass can then be allocated and started. For example, a thread that computes primes larger than a stated value could be written as follows:


    class PrimeThread extends Thread {
        long minPrime;
        PrimeThread(long minPrime) {
            this.minPrime = minPrime;
        }
        public void run() {
            // compute primes larger than minPrime
             . . .
        }
    }

The following code would then create a thread and start it running:

    PrimeThread p = new PrimeThread(143);
    p.start();

The other way to create a thread is to declare a class that implements the Runnable interface. That class then implements the run method. An instance of the class can then be allocated, passed as an argument when creating Thread, and started. The same example in this other style looks like the following:


    class PrimeRun implements Runnable {
        long minPrime;
        PrimeRun(long minPrime) {
            this.minPrime = minPrime;
        }
        public void run() {
            // compute primes larger than minPrime
             . . .
        }
    }

The following code would then create a thread and start it running:

    PrimeRun p = new PrimeRun(143);
    new Thread(p).start();

Every thread has a name for identification purposes. More than one thread may have the same name. If a name is not specified when a thread is created, a new name is generated for it.

Unless otherwise noted, passing a null argument to a constructor or method in this class will cause a NullPointerException to be thrown.

Author: unascribed
See Also:
Since: 1.0
/** * A <i>thread</i> is a thread of execution in a program. The Java * Virtual Machine allows an application to have multiple threads of * execution running concurrently. * <p> * Every thread has a priority. Threads with higher priority are * executed in preference to threads with lower priority. Each thread * may or may not also be marked as a daemon. When code running in * some thread creates a new {@code Thread} object, the new * thread has its priority initially set equal to the priority of the * creating thread, and is a daemon thread if and only if the * creating thread is a daemon. * <p> * When a Java Virtual Machine starts up, there is usually a single * non-daemon thread (which typically calls the method named * {@code main} of some designated class). The Java Virtual * Machine continues to execute threads until either of the following * occurs: * <ul> * <li>The {@code exit} method of class {@code Runtime} has been * called and the security manager has permitted the exit operation * to take place. * <li>All threads that are not daemon threads have died, either by * returning from the call to the {@code run} method or by * throwing an exception that propagates beyond the {@code run} * method. * </ul> * <p> * There are two ways to create a new thread of execution. One is to * declare a class to be a subclass of {@code Thread}. This * subclass should override the {@code run} method of class * {@code Thread}. An instance of the subclass can then be * allocated and started. For example, a thread that computes primes * larger than a stated value could be written as follows: * <hr><blockquote><pre> * class PrimeThread extends Thread { * long minPrime; * PrimeThread(long minPrime) { * this.minPrime = minPrime; * } * * public void run() { * // compute primes larger than minPrime * &nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;. * } * } * </pre></blockquote><hr> * <p> * The following code would then create a thread and start it running: * <blockquote><pre> * PrimeThread p = new PrimeThread(143); * p.start(); * </pre></blockquote> * <p> * The other way to create a thread is to declare a class that * implements the {@code Runnable} interface. That class then * implements the {@code run} method. An instance of the class can * then be allocated, passed as an argument when creating * {@code Thread}, and started. The same example in this other * style looks like the following: * <hr><blockquote><pre> * class PrimeRun implements Runnable { * long minPrime; * PrimeRun(long minPrime) { * this.minPrime = minPrime; * } * * public void run() { * // compute primes larger than minPrime * &nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;. * } * } * </pre></blockquote><hr> * <p> * The following code would then create a thread and start it running: * <blockquote><pre> * PrimeRun p = new PrimeRun(143); * new Thread(p).start(); * </pre></blockquote> * <p> * Every thread has a name for identification purposes. More than * one thread may have the same name. If a name is not specified when * a thread is created, a new name is generated for it. * <p> * Unless otherwise noted, passing a {@code null} argument to a constructor * or method in this class will cause a {@link NullPointerException} to be * thrown. * * @author unascribed * @see Runnable * @see Runtime#exit(int) * @see #run() * @see #stop() * @since 1.0 */
public class Thread implements Runnable { /* Make sure registerNatives is the first thing <clinit> does. */ private static native void registerNatives(); static { registerNatives(); } private volatile String name; private int priority; /* Whether or not the thread is a daemon thread. */ private boolean daemon = false; /* Fields reserved for exclusive use by the JVM */ private boolean stillborn = false; private long eetop; /* What will be run. */ private Runnable target; /* The group of this thread */ private ThreadGroup group; /* The context ClassLoader for this thread */ private ClassLoader contextClassLoader; /* The inherited AccessControlContext of this thread */ private AccessControlContext inheritedAccessControlContext; /* For autonumbering anonymous threads. */ private static int threadInitNumber; private static synchronized int nextThreadNum() { return threadInitNumber++; } /* ThreadLocal values pertaining to this thread. This map is maintained * by the ThreadLocal class. */ ThreadLocal.ThreadLocalMap threadLocals = null; /* * InheritableThreadLocal values pertaining to this thread. This map is * maintained by the InheritableThreadLocal class. */ ThreadLocal.ThreadLocalMap inheritableThreadLocals = null; /* * The requested stack size for this thread, or 0 if the creator did * not specify a stack size. It is up to the VM to do whatever it * likes with this number; some VMs will ignore it. */ private final long stackSize; /* * JVM-private state that persists after native thread termination. */ private long nativeParkEventPointer; /* * Thread ID */ private final long tid; /* For generating thread ID */ private static long threadSeqNumber; private static synchronized long nextThreadID() { return ++threadSeqNumber; } /* * Java thread status for tools, default indicates thread 'not yet started' */ private volatile int threadStatus;
The argument supplied to the current call to java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport.park. Set by (private) java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport.setBlocker Accessed using java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport.getBlocker
/** * The argument supplied to the current call to * java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport.park. * Set by (private) java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport.setBlocker * Accessed using java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport.getBlocker */
volatile Object parkBlocker; /* The object in which this thread is blocked in an interruptible I/O * operation, if any. The blocker's interrupt method should be invoked * after setting this thread's interrupt status. */ private volatile Interruptible blocker; private final Object blockerLock = new Object(); /* Set the blocker field; invoked via jdk.internal.misc.SharedSecrets * from java.nio code */ static void blockedOn(Interruptible b) { Thread me = Thread.currentThread(); synchronized (me.blockerLock) { me.blocker = b; } }
The minimum priority that a thread can have.
/** * The minimum priority that a thread can have. */
public static final int MIN_PRIORITY = 1;
The default priority that is assigned to a thread.
/** * The default priority that is assigned to a thread. */
public static final int NORM_PRIORITY = 5;
The maximum priority that a thread can have.
/** * The maximum priority that a thread can have. */
public static final int MAX_PRIORITY = 10;
Returns a reference to the currently executing thread object.
Returns: the currently executing thread.
/** * Returns a reference to the currently executing thread object. * * @return the currently executing thread. */
@HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate public static native Thread currentThread();
A hint to the scheduler that the current thread is willing to yield its current use of a processor. The scheduler is free to ignore this hint.

Yield is a heuristic attempt to improve relative progression between threads that would otherwise over-utilise a CPU. Its use should be combined with detailed profiling and benchmarking to ensure that it actually has the desired effect.

It is rarely appropriate to use this method. It may be useful for debugging or testing purposes, where it may help to reproduce bugs due to race conditions. It may also be useful when designing concurrency control constructs such as the ones in the locks package.

/** * A hint to the scheduler that the current thread is willing to yield * its current use of a processor. The scheduler is free to ignore this * hint. * * <p> Yield is a heuristic attempt to improve relative progression * between threads that would otherwise over-utilise a CPU. Its use * should be combined with detailed profiling and benchmarking to * ensure that it actually has the desired effect. * * <p> It is rarely appropriate to use this method. It may be useful * for debugging or testing purposes, where it may help to reproduce * bugs due to race conditions. It may also be useful when designing * concurrency control constructs such as the ones in the * {@link java.util.concurrent.locks} package. */
public static native void yield();
Causes the currently executing thread to sleep (temporarily cease execution) for the specified number of milliseconds, subject to the precision and accuracy of system timers and schedulers. The thread does not lose ownership of any monitors.
Params:
  • millis – the length of time to sleep in milliseconds
Throws:
  • IllegalArgumentException – if the value of millis is negative
  • InterruptedException – if any thread has interrupted the current thread. The interrupted status of the current thread is cleared when this exception is thrown.
/** * Causes the currently executing thread to sleep (temporarily cease * execution) for the specified number of milliseconds, subject to * the precision and accuracy of system timers and schedulers. The thread * does not lose ownership of any monitors. * * @param millis * the length of time to sleep in milliseconds * * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if the value of {@code millis} is negative * * @throws InterruptedException * if any thread has interrupted the current thread. The * <i>interrupted status</i> of the current thread is * cleared when this exception is thrown. */
public static native void sleep(long millis) throws InterruptedException;
Causes the currently executing thread to sleep (temporarily cease execution) for the specified number of milliseconds plus the specified number of nanoseconds, subject to the precision and accuracy of system timers and schedulers. The thread does not lose ownership of any monitors.
Params:
  • millis – the length of time to sleep in milliseconds
  • nanos – 0-999999 additional nanoseconds to sleep
Throws:
  • IllegalArgumentException – if the value of millis is negative, or the value of nanos is not in the range 0-999999
  • InterruptedException – if any thread has interrupted the current thread. The interrupted status of the current thread is cleared when this exception is thrown.
/** * Causes the currently executing thread to sleep (temporarily cease * execution) for the specified number of milliseconds plus the specified * number of nanoseconds, subject to the precision and accuracy of system * timers and schedulers. The thread does not lose ownership of any * monitors. * * @param millis * the length of time to sleep in milliseconds * * @param nanos * {@code 0-999999} additional nanoseconds to sleep * * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if the value of {@code millis} is negative, or the value of * {@code nanos} is not in the range {@code 0-999999} * * @throws InterruptedException * if any thread has interrupted the current thread. The * <i>interrupted status</i> of the current thread is * cleared when this exception is thrown. */
public static void sleep(long millis, int nanos) throws InterruptedException { if (millis < 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("timeout value is negative"); } if (nanos < 0 || nanos > 999999) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "nanosecond timeout value out of range"); } if (nanos >= 500000 || (nanos != 0 && millis == 0)) { millis++; } sleep(millis); }
Indicates that the caller is momentarily unable to progress, until the occurrence of one or more actions on the part of other activities. By invoking this method within each iteration of a spin-wait loop construct, the calling thread indicates to the runtime that it is busy-waiting. The runtime may take action to improve the performance of invoking spin-wait loop constructions.
API Note: As an example consider a method in a class that spins in a loop until some flag is set outside of that method. A call to the onSpinWait method should be placed inside the spin loop.

    class EventHandler {
        volatile boolean eventNotificationNotReceived;
        void waitForEventAndHandleIt() {
            while ( eventNotificationNotReceived ) {
                java.lang.Thread.onSpinWait();
            }
            readAndProcessEvent();
        }
        void readAndProcessEvent() {
            // Read event from some source and process it
             . . .
        }
    }

The code above would remain correct even if the onSpinWait method was not called at all. However on some architectures the Java Virtual Machine may issue the processor instructions to address such code patterns in a more beneficial way.

Since:9
/** * Indicates that the caller is momentarily unable to progress, until the * occurrence of one or more actions on the part of other activities. By * invoking this method within each iteration of a spin-wait loop construct, * the calling thread indicates to the runtime that it is busy-waiting. * The runtime may take action to improve the performance of invoking * spin-wait loop constructions. * * @apiNote * As an example consider a method in a class that spins in a loop until * some flag is set outside of that method. A call to the {@code onSpinWait} * method should be placed inside the spin loop. * <pre>{@code * class EventHandler { * volatile boolean eventNotificationNotReceived; * void waitForEventAndHandleIt() { * while ( eventNotificationNotReceived ) { * java.lang.Thread.onSpinWait(); * } * readAndProcessEvent(); * } * * void readAndProcessEvent() { * // Read event from some source and process it * . . . * } * } * }</pre> * <p> * The code above would remain correct even if the {@code onSpinWait} * method was not called at all. However on some architectures the Java * Virtual Machine may issue the processor instructions to address such * code patterns in a more beneficial way. * * @since 9 */
@HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate public static void onSpinWait() {}
Initializes a Thread.
Params:
  • g – the Thread group
  • target – the object whose run() method gets called
  • name – the name of the new Thread
  • stackSize – the desired stack size for the new thread, or zero to indicate that this parameter is to be ignored.
  • acc – the AccessControlContext to inherit, or AccessController.getContext() if null
  • inheritThreadLocals – if true, inherit initial values for inheritable thread-locals from the constructing thread
/** * Initializes a Thread. * * @param g the Thread group * @param target the object whose run() method gets called * @param name the name of the new Thread * @param stackSize the desired stack size for the new thread, or * zero to indicate that this parameter is to be ignored. * @param acc the AccessControlContext to inherit, or * AccessController.getContext() if null * @param inheritThreadLocals if {@code true}, inherit initial values for * inheritable thread-locals from the constructing thread */
private Thread(ThreadGroup g, Runnable target, String name, long stackSize, AccessControlContext acc, boolean inheritThreadLocals) { if (name == null) { throw new NullPointerException("name cannot be null"); } this.name = name; Thread parent = currentThread(); SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager(); if (g == null) { /* Determine if it's an applet or not */ /* If there is a security manager, ask the security manager what to do. */ if (security != null) { g = security.getThreadGroup(); } /* If the security manager doesn't have a strong opinion on the matter, use the parent thread group. */ if (g == null) { g = parent.getThreadGroup(); } } /* checkAccess regardless of whether or not threadgroup is explicitly passed in. */ g.checkAccess(); /* * Do we have the required permissions? */ if (security != null) { if (isCCLOverridden(getClass())) { security.checkPermission( SecurityConstants.SUBCLASS_IMPLEMENTATION_PERMISSION); } } g.addUnstarted(); this.group = g; this.daemon = parent.isDaemon(); this.priority = parent.getPriority(); if (security == null || isCCLOverridden(parent.getClass())) this.contextClassLoader = parent.getContextClassLoader(); else this.contextClassLoader = parent.contextClassLoader; this.inheritedAccessControlContext = acc != null ? acc : AccessController.getContext(); this.target = target; setPriority(priority); if (inheritThreadLocals && parent.inheritableThreadLocals != null) this.inheritableThreadLocals = ThreadLocal.createInheritedMap(parent.inheritableThreadLocals); /* Stash the specified stack size in case the VM cares */ this.stackSize = stackSize; /* Set thread ID */ this.tid = nextThreadID(); }
Throws CloneNotSupportedException as a Thread can not be meaningfully cloned. Construct a new Thread instead.
Throws:
  • CloneNotSupportedException – always
/** * Throws CloneNotSupportedException as a Thread can not be meaningfully * cloned. Construct a new Thread instead. * * @throws CloneNotSupportedException * always */
@Override protected Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException { throw new CloneNotSupportedException(); }
Allocates a new Thread object. This constructor has the same effect as Thread (null, null, gname), where gname is a newly generated name. Automatically generated names are of the form "Thread-"+n, where n is an integer.
/** * Allocates a new {@code Thread} object. This constructor has the same * effect as {@linkplain #Thread(ThreadGroup,Runnable,String) Thread} * {@code (null, null, gname)}, where {@code gname} is a newly generated * name. Automatically generated names are of the form * {@code "Thread-"+}<i>n</i>, where <i>n</i> is an integer. */
public Thread() { this(null, null, "Thread-" + nextThreadNum(), 0); }
Allocates a new Thread object. This constructor has the same effect as Thread (null, target, gname), where gname is a newly generated name. Automatically generated names are of the form "Thread-"+n, where n is an integer.
Params:
  • target – the object whose run method is invoked when this thread is started. If null, this classes run method does nothing.
/** * Allocates a new {@code Thread} object. This constructor has the same * effect as {@linkplain #Thread(ThreadGroup,Runnable,String) Thread} * {@code (null, target, gname)}, where {@code gname} is a newly generated * name. Automatically generated names are of the form * {@code "Thread-"+}<i>n</i>, where <i>n</i> is an integer. * * @param target * the object whose {@code run} method is invoked when this thread * is started. If {@code null}, this classes {@code run} method does * nothing. */
public Thread(Runnable target) { this(null, target, "Thread-" + nextThreadNum(), 0); }
Creates a new Thread that inherits the given AccessControlContext but thread-local variables are not inherited. This is not a public constructor.
/** * Creates a new Thread that inherits the given AccessControlContext * but thread-local variables are not inherited. * This is not a public constructor. */
Thread(Runnable target, AccessControlContext acc) { this(null, target, "Thread-" + nextThreadNum(), 0, acc, false); }
Allocates a new Thread object. This constructor has the same effect as Thread (group, target, gname) ,where gname is a newly generated name. Automatically generated names are of the form "Thread-"+n, where n is an integer.
Params:
  • group – the thread group. If null and there is a security manager, the group is determined by SecurityManager.getThreadGroup(). If there is not a security manager or SecurityManager.getThreadGroup() returns null, the group is set to the current thread's thread group.
  • target – the object whose run method is invoked when this thread is started. If null, this thread's run method is invoked.
Throws:
  • SecurityException – if the current thread cannot create a thread in the specified thread group
/** * Allocates a new {@code Thread} object. This constructor has the same * effect as {@linkplain #Thread(ThreadGroup,Runnable,String) Thread} * {@code (group, target, gname)} ,where {@code gname} is a newly generated * name. Automatically generated names are of the form * {@code "Thread-"+}<i>n</i>, where <i>n</i> is an integer. * * @param group * the thread group. If {@code null} and there is a security * manager, the group is determined by {@linkplain * SecurityManager#getThreadGroup SecurityManager.getThreadGroup()}. * If there is not a security manager or {@code * SecurityManager.getThreadGroup()} returns {@code null}, the group * is set to the current thread's thread group. * * @param target * the object whose {@code run} method is invoked when this thread * is started. If {@code null}, this thread's run method is invoked. * * @throws SecurityException * if the current thread cannot create a thread in the specified * thread group */
public Thread(ThreadGroup group, Runnable target) { this(group, target, "Thread-" + nextThreadNum(), 0); }
Allocates a new Thread object. This constructor has the same effect as Thread (null, null, name).
Params:
  • name – the name of the new thread
/** * Allocates a new {@code Thread} object. This constructor has the same * effect as {@linkplain #Thread(ThreadGroup,Runnable,String) Thread} * {@code (null, null, name)}. * * @param name * the name of the new thread */
public Thread(String name) { this(null, null, name, 0); }
Allocates a new Thread object. This constructor has the same effect as Thread (group, null, name).
Params:
  • group – the thread group. If null and there is a security manager, the group is determined by SecurityManager.getThreadGroup(). If there is not a security manager or SecurityManager.getThreadGroup() returns null, the group is set to the current thread's thread group.
  • name – the name of the new thread
Throws:
  • SecurityException – if the current thread cannot create a thread in the specified thread group
/** * Allocates a new {@code Thread} object. This constructor has the same * effect as {@linkplain #Thread(ThreadGroup,Runnable,String) Thread} * {@code (group, null, name)}. * * @param group * the thread group. If {@code null} and there is a security * manager, the group is determined by {@linkplain * SecurityManager#getThreadGroup SecurityManager.getThreadGroup()}. * If there is not a security manager or {@code * SecurityManager.getThreadGroup()} returns {@code null}, the group * is set to the current thread's thread group. * * @param name * the name of the new thread * * @throws SecurityException * if the current thread cannot create a thread in the specified * thread group */
public Thread(ThreadGroup group, String name) { this(group, null, name, 0); }
Allocates a new Thread object. This constructor has the same effect as Thread (null, target, name).
Params:
  • target – the object whose run method is invoked when this thread is started. If null, this thread's run method is invoked.
  • name – the name of the new thread
/** * Allocates a new {@code Thread} object. This constructor has the same * effect as {@linkplain #Thread(ThreadGroup,Runnable,String) Thread} * {@code (null, target, name)}. * * @param target * the object whose {@code run} method is invoked when this thread * is started. If {@code null}, this thread's run method is invoked. * * @param name * the name of the new thread */
public Thread(Runnable target, String name) { this(null, target, name, 0); }
Allocates a new Thread object so that it has target as its run object, has the specified name as its name, and belongs to the thread group referred to by group.

If there is a security manager, its checkAccess method is invoked with the ThreadGroup as its argument.

In addition, its checkPermission method is invoked with the RuntimePermission("enableContextClassLoaderOverride") permission when invoked directly or indirectly by the constructor of a subclass which overrides the getContextClassLoader or setContextClassLoader methods.

The priority of the newly created thread is set equal to the priority of the thread creating it, that is, the currently running thread. The method setPriority may be used to change the priority to a new value.

The newly created thread is initially marked as being a daemon thread if and only if the thread creating it is currently marked as a daemon thread. The method setDaemon may be used to change whether or not a thread is a daemon.

Params:
  • group – the thread group. If null and there is a security manager, the group is determined by SecurityManager.getThreadGroup(). If there is not a security manager or SecurityManager.getThreadGroup() returns null, the group is set to the current thread's thread group.
  • target – the object whose run method is invoked when this thread is started. If null, this thread's run method is invoked.
  • name – the name of the new thread
Throws:
  • SecurityException – if the current thread cannot create a thread in the specified thread group or cannot override the context class loader methods.
/** * Allocates a new {@code Thread} object so that it has {@code target} * as its run object, has the specified {@code name} as its name, * and belongs to the thread group referred to by {@code group}. * * <p>If there is a security manager, its * {@link SecurityManager#checkAccess(ThreadGroup) checkAccess} * method is invoked with the ThreadGroup as its argument. * * <p>In addition, its {@code checkPermission} method is invoked with * the {@code RuntimePermission("enableContextClassLoaderOverride")} * permission when invoked directly or indirectly by the constructor * of a subclass which overrides the {@code getContextClassLoader} * or {@code setContextClassLoader} methods. * * <p>The priority of the newly created thread is set equal to the * priority of the thread creating it, that is, the currently running * thread. The method {@linkplain #setPriority setPriority} may be * used to change the priority to a new value. * * <p>The newly created thread is initially marked as being a daemon * thread if and only if the thread creating it is currently marked * as a daemon thread. The method {@linkplain #setDaemon setDaemon} * may be used to change whether or not a thread is a daemon. * * @param group * the thread group. If {@code null} and there is a security * manager, the group is determined by {@linkplain * SecurityManager#getThreadGroup SecurityManager.getThreadGroup()}. * If there is not a security manager or {@code * SecurityManager.getThreadGroup()} returns {@code null}, the group * is set to the current thread's thread group. * * @param target * the object whose {@code run} method is invoked when this thread * is started. If {@code null}, this thread's run method is invoked. * * @param name * the name of the new thread * * @throws SecurityException * if the current thread cannot create a thread in the specified * thread group or cannot override the context class loader methods. */
public Thread(ThreadGroup group, Runnable target, String name) { this(group, target, name, 0); }
Allocates a new Thread object so that it has target as its run object, has the specified name as its name, and belongs to the thread group referred to by group, and has the specified stack size.

This constructor is identical to Thread(ThreadGroup, Runnable, String) with the exception of the fact that it allows the thread stack size to be specified. The stack size is the approximate number of bytes of address space that the virtual machine is to allocate for this thread's stack. The effect of the stackSize parameter, if any, is highly platform dependent.

On some platforms, specifying a higher value for the stackSize parameter may allow a thread to achieve greater recursion depth before throwing a StackOverflowError. Similarly, specifying a lower value may allow a greater number of threads to exist concurrently without throwing an OutOfMemoryError (or other internal error). The details of the relationship between the value of the stackSize parameter and the maximum recursion depth and concurrency level are platform-dependent. On some platforms, the value of the stackSize parameter may have no effect whatsoever.

The virtual machine is free to treat the stackSize parameter as a suggestion. If the specified value is unreasonably low for the platform, the virtual machine may instead use some platform-specific minimum value; if the specified value is unreasonably high, the virtual machine may instead use some platform-specific maximum. Likewise, the virtual machine is free to round the specified value up or down as it sees fit (or to ignore it completely).

Specifying a value of zero for the stackSize parameter will cause this constructor to behave exactly like the Thread(ThreadGroup, Runnable, String) constructor.

Due to the platform-dependent nature of the behavior of this constructor, extreme care should be exercised in its use. The thread stack size necessary to perform a given computation will likely vary from one JRE implementation to another. In light of this variation, careful tuning of the stack size parameter may be required, and the tuning may need to be repeated for each JRE implementation on which an application is to run.

Implementation note: Java platform implementers are encouraged to document their implementation's behavior with respect to the stackSize parameter.

Params:
  • group – the thread group. If null and there is a security manager, the group is determined by SecurityManager.getThreadGroup(). If there is not a security manager or SecurityManager.getThreadGroup() returns null, the group is set to the current thread's thread group.
  • target – the object whose run method is invoked when this thread is started. If null, this thread's run method is invoked.
  • name – the name of the new thread
  • stackSize – the desired stack size for the new thread, or zero to indicate that this parameter is to be ignored.
Throws:
  • SecurityException – if the current thread cannot create a thread in the specified thread group
Since:1.4
/** * Allocates a new {@code Thread} object so that it has {@code target} * as its run object, has the specified {@code name} as its name, * and belongs to the thread group referred to by {@code group}, and has * the specified <i>stack size</i>. * * <p>This constructor is identical to {@link * #Thread(ThreadGroup,Runnable,String)} with the exception of the fact * that it allows the thread stack size to be specified. The stack size * is the approximate number of bytes of address space that the virtual * machine is to allocate for this thread's stack. <b>The effect of the * {@code stackSize} parameter, if any, is highly platform dependent.</b> * * <p>On some platforms, specifying a higher value for the * {@code stackSize} parameter may allow a thread to achieve greater * recursion depth before throwing a {@link StackOverflowError}. * Similarly, specifying a lower value may allow a greater number of * threads to exist concurrently without throwing an {@link * OutOfMemoryError} (or other internal error). The details of * the relationship between the value of the {@code stackSize} parameter * and the maximum recursion depth and concurrency level are * platform-dependent. <b>On some platforms, the value of the * {@code stackSize} parameter may have no effect whatsoever.</b> * * <p>The virtual machine is free to treat the {@code stackSize} * parameter as a suggestion. If the specified value is unreasonably low * for the platform, the virtual machine may instead use some * platform-specific minimum value; if the specified value is unreasonably * high, the virtual machine may instead use some platform-specific * maximum. Likewise, the virtual machine is free to round the specified * value up or down as it sees fit (or to ignore it completely). * * <p>Specifying a value of zero for the {@code stackSize} parameter will * cause this constructor to behave exactly like the * {@code Thread(ThreadGroup, Runnable, String)} constructor. * * <p><i>Due to the platform-dependent nature of the behavior of this * constructor, extreme care should be exercised in its use. * The thread stack size necessary to perform a given computation will * likely vary from one JRE implementation to another. In light of this * variation, careful tuning of the stack size parameter may be required, * and the tuning may need to be repeated for each JRE implementation on * which an application is to run.</i> * * <p>Implementation note: Java platform implementers are encouraged to * document their implementation's behavior with respect to the * {@code stackSize} parameter. * * * @param group * the thread group. If {@code null} and there is a security * manager, the group is determined by {@linkplain * SecurityManager#getThreadGroup SecurityManager.getThreadGroup()}. * If there is not a security manager or {@code * SecurityManager.getThreadGroup()} returns {@code null}, the group * is set to the current thread's thread group. * * @param target * the object whose {@code run} method is invoked when this thread * is started. If {@code null}, this thread's run method is invoked. * * @param name * the name of the new thread * * @param stackSize * the desired stack size for the new thread, or zero to indicate * that this parameter is to be ignored. * * @throws SecurityException * if the current thread cannot create a thread in the specified * thread group * * @since 1.4 */
public Thread(ThreadGroup group, Runnable target, String name, long stackSize) { this(group, target, name, stackSize, null, true); }
Allocates a new Thread object so that it has target as its run object, has the specified name as its name, belongs to the thread group referred to by group, has the specified stackSize, and inherits initial values for inheritable thread-local variables if inheritThreadLocals is true.

This constructor is identical to Thread(ThreadGroup, Runnable, String, long) with the added ability to suppress, or not, the inheriting of initial values for inheritable thread-local variables from the constructing thread. This allows for finer grain control over inheritable thread-locals. Care must be taken when passing a value of false for inheritThreadLocals, as it may lead to unexpected behavior if the new thread executes code that expects a specific thread-local value to be inherited.

Specifying a value of true for the inheritThreadLocals parameter will cause this constructor to behave exactly like the Thread(ThreadGroup, Runnable, String, long) constructor.

Params:
  • group – the thread group. If null and there is a security manager, the group is determined by SecurityManager.getThreadGroup(). If there is not a security manager or SecurityManager.getThreadGroup() returns null, the group is set to the current thread's thread group.
  • target – the object whose run method is invoked when this thread is started. If null, this thread's run method is invoked.
  • name – the name of the new thread
  • stackSize – the desired stack size for the new thread, or zero to indicate that this parameter is to be ignored
  • inheritThreadLocals – if true, inherit initial values for inheritable thread-locals from the constructing thread, otherwise no initial values are inherited
Throws:
  • SecurityException – if the current thread cannot create a thread in the specified thread group
Since:9
/** * Allocates a new {@code Thread} object so that it has {@code target} * as its run object, has the specified {@code name} as its name, * belongs to the thread group referred to by {@code group}, has * the specified {@code stackSize}, and inherits initial values for * {@linkplain InheritableThreadLocal inheritable thread-local} variables * if {@code inheritThreadLocals} is {@code true}. * * <p> This constructor is identical to {@link * #Thread(ThreadGroup,Runnable,String,long)} with the added ability to * suppress, or not, the inheriting of initial values for inheritable * thread-local variables from the constructing thread. This allows for * finer grain control over inheritable thread-locals. Care must be taken * when passing a value of {@code false} for {@code inheritThreadLocals}, * as it may lead to unexpected behavior if the new thread executes code * that expects a specific thread-local value to be inherited. * * <p> Specifying a value of {@code true} for the {@code inheritThreadLocals} * parameter will cause this constructor to behave exactly like the * {@code Thread(ThreadGroup, Runnable, String, long)} constructor. * * @param group * the thread group. If {@code null} and there is a security * manager, the group is determined by {@linkplain * SecurityManager#getThreadGroup SecurityManager.getThreadGroup()}. * If there is not a security manager or {@code * SecurityManager.getThreadGroup()} returns {@code null}, the group * is set to the current thread's thread group. * * @param target * the object whose {@code run} method is invoked when this thread * is started. If {@code null}, this thread's run method is invoked. * * @param name * the name of the new thread * * @param stackSize * the desired stack size for the new thread, or zero to indicate * that this parameter is to be ignored * * @param inheritThreadLocals * if {@code true}, inherit initial values for inheritable * thread-locals from the constructing thread, otherwise no initial * values are inherited * * @throws SecurityException * if the current thread cannot create a thread in the specified * thread group * * @since 9 */
public Thread(ThreadGroup group, Runnable target, String name, long stackSize, boolean inheritThreadLocals) { this(group, target, name, stackSize, null, inheritThreadLocals); }
Causes this thread to begin execution; the Java Virtual Machine calls the run method of this thread.

The result is that two threads are running concurrently: the current thread (which returns from the call to the start method) and the other thread (which executes its run method).

It is never legal to start a thread more than once. In particular, a thread may not be restarted once it has completed execution.

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/** * Causes this thread to begin execution; the Java Virtual Machine * calls the {@code run} method of this thread. * <p> * The result is that two threads are running concurrently: the * current thread (which returns from the call to the * {@code start} method) and the other thread (which executes its * {@code run} method). * <p> * It is never legal to start a thread more than once. * In particular, a thread may not be restarted once it has completed * execution. * * @throws IllegalThreadStateException if the thread was already started. * @see #run() * @see #stop() */
public synchronized void start() { /** * This method is not invoked for the main method thread or "system" * group threads created/set up by the VM. Any new functionality added * to this method in the future may have to also be added to the VM. * * A zero status value corresponds to state "NEW". */ if (threadStatus != 0) throw new IllegalThreadStateException(); /* Notify the group that this thread is about to be started * so that it can be added to the group's list of threads * and the group's unstarted count can be decremented. */ group.add(this); boolean started = false; try { start0(); started = true; } finally { try { if (!started) { group.threadStartFailed(this); } } catch (Throwable ignore) { /* do nothing. If start0 threw a Throwable then it will be passed up the call stack */ } } } private native void start0();
If this thread was constructed using a separate Runnable run object, then that Runnable object's run method is called; otherwise, this method does nothing and returns.

Subclasses of Thread should override this method.

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/** * If this thread was constructed using a separate * {@code Runnable} run object, then that * {@code Runnable} object's {@code run} method is called; * otherwise, this method does nothing and returns. * <p> * Subclasses of {@code Thread} should override this method. * * @see #start() * @see #stop() * @see #Thread(ThreadGroup, Runnable, String) */
@Override public void run() { if (target != null) { target.run(); } }
This method is called by the system to give a Thread a chance to clean up before it actually exits.
/** * This method is called by the system to give a Thread * a chance to clean up before it actually exits. */
private void exit() { if (threadLocals != null && TerminatingThreadLocal.REGISTRY.isPresent()) { TerminatingThreadLocal.threadTerminated(); } if (group != null) { group.threadTerminated(this); group = null; } /* Aggressively null out all reference fields: see bug 4006245 */ target = null; /* Speed the release of some of these resources */ threadLocals = null; inheritableThreadLocals = null; inheritedAccessControlContext = null; blocker = null; uncaughtExceptionHandler = null; }
Forces the thread to stop executing.

If there is a security manager installed, its checkAccess method is called with this as its argument. This may result in a SecurityException being raised (in the current thread).

If this thread is different from the current thread (that is, the current thread is trying to stop a thread other than itself), the security manager's checkPermission method (with a RuntimePermission("stopThread") argument) is called in addition. Again, this may result in throwing a SecurityException (in the current thread).

The thread represented by this thread is forced to stop whatever it is doing abnormally and to throw a newly created ThreadDeath object as an exception.

It is permitted to stop a thread that has not yet been started. If the thread is eventually started, it immediately terminates.

An application should not normally try to catch ThreadDeath unless it must do some extraordinary cleanup operation (note that the throwing of ThreadDeath causes finally clauses of try statements to be executed before the thread officially dies). If a catch clause catches a ThreadDeath object, it is important to rethrow the object so that the thread actually dies.

The top-level error handler that reacts to otherwise uncaught exceptions does not print out a message or otherwise notify the application if the uncaught exception is an instance of ThreadDeath.

Throws:
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Deprecated:This method is inherently unsafe. Stopping a thread with Thread.stop causes it to unlock all of the monitors that it has locked (as a natural consequence of the unchecked ThreadDeath exception propagating up the stack). If any of the objects previously protected by these monitors were in an inconsistent state, the damaged objects become visible to other threads, potentially resulting in arbitrary behavior. Many uses of stop should be replaced by code that simply modifies some variable to indicate that the target thread should stop running. The target thread should check this variable regularly, and return from its run method in an orderly fashion if the variable indicates that it is to stop running. If the target thread waits for long periods (on a condition variable, for example), the interrupt method should be used to interrupt the wait. For more information, see Why are Thread.stop, Thread.suspend and Thread.resume Deprecated?.
/** * Forces the thread to stop executing. * <p> * If there is a security manager installed, its {@code checkAccess} * method is called with {@code this} * as its argument. This may result in a * {@code SecurityException} being raised (in the current thread). * <p> * If this thread is different from the current thread (that is, the current * thread is trying to stop a thread other than itself), the * security manager's {@code checkPermission} method (with a * {@code RuntimePermission("stopThread")} argument) is called in * addition. * Again, this may result in throwing a * {@code SecurityException} (in the current thread). * <p> * The thread represented by this thread is forced to stop whatever * it is doing abnormally and to throw a newly created * {@code ThreadDeath} object as an exception. * <p> * It is permitted to stop a thread that has not yet been started. * If the thread is eventually started, it immediately terminates. * <p> * An application should not normally try to catch * {@code ThreadDeath} unless it must do some extraordinary * cleanup operation (note that the throwing of * {@code ThreadDeath} causes {@code finally} clauses of * {@code try} statements to be executed before the thread * officially dies). If a {@code catch} clause catches a * {@code ThreadDeath} object, it is important to rethrow the * object so that the thread actually dies. * <p> * The top-level error handler that reacts to otherwise uncaught * exceptions does not print out a message or otherwise notify the * application if the uncaught exception is an instance of * {@code ThreadDeath}. * * @throws SecurityException if the current thread cannot * modify this thread. * @see #interrupt() * @see #checkAccess() * @see #run() * @see #start() * @see ThreadDeath * @see ThreadGroup#uncaughtException(Thread,Throwable) * @see SecurityManager#checkAccess(Thread) * @see SecurityManager#checkPermission * @deprecated This method is inherently unsafe. Stopping a thread with * Thread.stop causes it to unlock all of the monitors that it * has locked (as a natural consequence of the unchecked * {@code ThreadDeath} exception propagating up the stack). If * any of the objects previously protected by these monitors were in * an inconsistent state, the damaged objects become visible to * other threads, potentially resulting in arbitrary behavior. Many * uses of {@code stop} should be replaced by code that simply * modifies some variable to indicate that the target thread should * stop running. The target thread should check this variable * regularly, and return from its run method in an orderly fashion * if the variable indicates that it is to stop running. If the * target thread waits for long periods (on a condition variable, * for example), the {@code interrupt} method should be used to * interrupt the wait. * For more information, see * <a href="{@docRoot}/java.base/java/lang/doc-files/threadPrimitiveDeprecation.html">Why * are Thread.stop, Thread.suspend and Thread.resume Deprecated?</a>. */
@Deprecated(since="1.2") public final void stop() { SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager(); if (security != null) { checkAccess(); if (this != Thread.currentThread()) { security.checkPermission(SecurityConstants.STOP_THREAD_PERMISSION); } } // A zero status value corresponds to "NEW", it can't change to // not-NEW because we hold the lock. if (threadStatus != 0) { resume(); // Wake up thread if it was suspended; no-op otherwise } // The VM can handle all thread states stop0(new ThreadDeath()); }
Interrupts this thread.

Unless the current thread is interrupting itself, which is always permitted, the checkAccess method of this thread is invoked, which may cause a SecurityException to be thrown.

If this thread is blocked in an invocation of the wait(), wait(long), or wait(long, int) methods of the Object class, or of the join(), join(long), join(long, int), sleep(long), or sleep(long, int), methods of this class, then its interrupt status will be cleared and it will receive an InterruptedException.

If this thread is blocked in an I/O operation upon an InterruptibleChannel then the channel will be closed, the thread's interrupt status will be set, and the thread will receive a ClosedByInterruptException.

If this thread is blocked in a Selector then the thread's interrupt status will be set and it will return immediately from the selection operation, possibly with a non-zero value, just as if the selector's wakeup method were invoked.

If none of the previous conditions hold then this thread's interrupt status will be set.

Interrupting a thread that is not alive need not have any effect.

Throws:
@revised6.0
@specJSR-51
/** * Interrupts this thread. * * <p> Unless the current thread is interrupting itself, which is * always permitted, the {@link #checkAccess() checkAccess} method * of this thread is invoked, which may cause a {@link * SecurityException} to be thrown. * * <p> If this thread is blocked in an invocation of the {@link * Object#wait() wait()}, {@link Object#wait(long) wait(long)}, or {@link * Object#wait(long, int) wait(long, int)} methods of the {@link Object} * class, or of the {@link #join()}, {@link #join(long)}, {@link * #join(long, int)}, {@link #sleep(long)}, or {@link #sleep(long, int)}, * methods of this class, then its interrupt status will be cleared and it * will receive an {@link InterruptedException}. * * <p> If this thread is blocked in an I/O operation upon an {@link * java.nio.channels.InterruptibleChannel InterruptibleChannel} * then the channel will be closed, the thread's interrupt * status will be set, and the thread will receive a {@link * java.nio.channels.ClosedByInterruptException}. * * <p> If this thread is blocked in a {@link java.nio.channels.Selector} * then the thread's interrupt status will be set and it will return * immediately from the selection operation, possibly with a non-zero * value, just as if the selector's {@link * java.nio.channels.Selector#wakeup wakeup} method were invoked. * * <p> If none of the previous conditions hold then this thread's interrupt * status will be set. </p> * * <p> Interrupting a thread that is not alive need not have any effect. * * @throws SecurityException * if the current thread cannot modify this thread * * @revised 6.0 * @spec JSR-51 */
public void interrupt() { if (this != Thread.currentThread()) { checkAccess(); // thread may be blocked in an I/O operation synchronized (blockerLock) { Interruptible b = blocker; if (b != null) { interrupt0(); // set interrupt status b.interrupt(this); return; } } } // set interrupt status interrupt0(); }
Tests whether the current thread has been interrupted. The interrupted status of the thread is cleared by this method. In other words, if this method were to be called twice in succession, the second call would return false (unless the current thread were interrupted again, after the first call had cleared its interrupted status and before the second call had examined it).

A thread interruption ignored because a thread was not alive at the time of the interrupt will be reflected by this method returning false.

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Returns: true if the current thread has been interrupted; false otherwise.
@revised6.0
/** * Tests whether the current thread has been interrupted. The * <i>interrupted status</i> of the thread is cleared by this method. In * other words, if this method were to be called twice in succession, the * second call would return false (unless the current thread were * interrupted again, after the first call had cleared its interrupted * status and before the second call had examined it). * * <p>A thread interruption ignored because a thread was not alive * at the time of the interrupt will be reflected by this method * returning false. * * @return {@code true} if the current thread has been interrupted; * {@code false} otherwise. * @see #isInterrupted() * @revised 6.0 */
public static boolean interrupted() { return currentThread().isInterrupted(true); }
Tests whether this thread has been interrupted. The interrupted status of the thread is unaffected by this method.

A thread interruption ignored because a thread was not alive at the time of the interrupt will be reflected by this method returning false.

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Returns: true if this thread has been interrupted; false otherwise.
@revised6.0
/** * Tests whether this thread has been interrupted. The <i>interrupted * status</i> of the thread is unaffected by this method. * * <p>A thread interruption ignored because a thread was not alive * at the time of the interrupt will be reflected by this method * returning false. * * @return {@code true} if this thread has been interrupted; * {@code false} otherwise. * @see #interrupted() * @revised 6.0 */
public boolean isInterrupted() { return isInterrupted(false); }
Tests if some Thread has been interrupted. The interrupted state is reset or not based on the value of ClearInterrupted that is passed.
/** * Tests if some Thread has been interrupted. The interrupted state * is reset or not based on the value of ClearInterrupted that is * passed. */
@HotSpotIntrinsicCandidate private native boolean isInterrupted(boolean ClearInterrupted);
Tests if this thread is alive. A thread is alive if it has been started and has not yet died.
Returns: true if this thread is alive; false otherwise.
/** * Tests if this thread is alive. A thread is alive if it has * been started and has not yet died. * * @return {@code true} if this thread is alive; * {@code false} otherwise. */
public final native boolean isAlive();
Suspends this thread.

First, the checkAccess method of this thread is called with no arguments. This may result in throwing a SecurityException (in the current thread).

If the thread is alive, it is suspended and makes no further progress unless and until it is resumed.

Throws:
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Deprecated: This method has been deprecated, as it is inherently deadlock-prone. If the target thread holds a lock on the monitor protecting a critical system resource when it is suspended, no thread can access this resource until the target thread is resumed. If the thread that would resume the target thread attempts to lock this monitor prior to calling resume, deadlock results. Such deadlocks typically manifest themselves as "frozen" processes. For more information, see Why are Thread.stop, Thread.suspend and Thread.resume Deprecated?.
/** * Suspends this thread. * <p> * First, the {@code checkAccess} method of this thread is called * with no arguments. This may result in throwing a * {@code SecurityException }(in the current thread). * <p> * If the thread is alive, it is suspended and makes no further * progress unless and until it is resumed. * * @throws SecurityException if the current thread cannot modify * this thread. * @see #checkAccess * @deprecated This method has been deprecated, as it is * inherently deadlock-prone. If the target thread holds a lock on the * monitor protecting a critical system resource when it is suspended, no * thread can access this resource until the target thread is resumed. If * the thread that would resume the target thread attempts to lock this * monitor prior to calling {@code resume}, deadlock results. Such * deadlocks typically manifest themselves as "frozen" processes. * For more information, see * <a href="{@docRoot}/java.base/java/lang/doc-files/threadPrimitiveDeprecation.html">Why * are Thread.stop, Thread.suspend and Thread.resume Deprecated?</a>. */
@Deprecated(since="1.2") public final void suspend() { checkAccess(); suspend0(); }
Resumes a suspended thread.

First, the checkAccess method of this thread is called with no arguments. This may result in throwing a SecurityException (in the current thread).

If the thread is alive but suspended, it is resumed and is permitted to make progress in its execution.

Throws:
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Deprecated:This method exists solely for use with suspend, which has been deprecated because it is deadlock-prone. For more information, see Why are Thread.stop, Thread.suspend and Thread.resume Deprecated?.
/** * Resumes a suspended thread. * <p> * First, the {@code checkAccess} method of this thread is called * with no arguments. This may result in throwing a * {@code SecurityException} (in the current thread). * <p> * If the thread is alive but suspended, it is resumed and is * permitted to make progress in its execution. * * @throws SecurityException if the current thread cannot modify this * thread. * @see #checkAccess * @see #suspend() * @deprecated This method exists solely for use with {@link #suspend}, * which has been deprecated because it is deadlock-prone. * For more information, see * <a href="{@docRoot}/java.base/java/lang/doc-files/threadPrimitiveDeprecation.html">Why * are Thread.stop, Thread.suspend and Thread.resume Deprecated?</a>. */
@Deprecated(since="1.2") public final void resume() { checkAccess(); resume0(); }
Changes the priority of this thread.

First the checkAccess method of this thread is called with no arguments. This may result in throwing a SecurityException.

Otherwise, the priority of this thread is set to the smaller of the specified newPriority and the maximum permitted priority of the thread's thread group.

Params:
  • newPriority – priority to set this thread to
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/** * Changes the priority of this thread. * <p> * First the {@code checkAccess} method of this thread is called * with no arguments. This may result in throwing a {@code SecurityException}. * <p> * Otherwise, the priority of this thread is set to the smaller of * the specified {@code newPriority} and the maximum permitted * priority of the thread's thread group. * * @param newPriority priority to set this thread to * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the priority is not in the * range {@code MIN_PRIORITY} to * {@code MAX_PRIORITY}. * @throws SecurityException if the current thread cannot modify * this thread. * @see #getPriority * @see #checkAccess() * @see #getThreadGroup() * @see #MAX_PRIORITY * @see #MIN_PRIORITY * @see ThreadGroup#getMaxPriority() */
public final void setPriority(int newPriority) { ThreadGroup g; checkAccess(); if (newPriority > MAX_PRIORITY || newPriority < MIN_PRIORITY) { throw new IllegalArgumentException(); } if((g = getThreadGroup()) != null) { if (newPriority > g.getMaxPriority()) { newPriority = g.getMaxPriority(); } setPriority0(priority = newPriority); } }
Returns this thread's priority.
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Returns: this thread's priority.
/** * Returns this thread's priority. * * @return this thread's priority. * @see #setPriority */
public final int getPriority() { return priority; }
Changes the name of this thread to be equal to the argument name.

First the checkAccess method of this thread is called with no arguments. This may result in throwing a SecurityException.

Params:
  • name – the new name for this thread.
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/** * Changes the name of this thread to be equal to the argument {@code name}. * <p> * First the {@code checkAccess} method of this thread is called * with no arguments. This may result in throwing a * {@code SecurityException}. * * @param name the new name for this thread. * @throws SecurityException if the current thread cannot modify this * thread. * @see #getName * @see #checkAccess() */
public final synchronized void setName(String name) { checkAccess(); if (name == null) { throw new NullPointerException("name cannot be null"); } this.name = name; if (threadStatus != 0) { setNativeName(name); } }
Returns this thread's name.
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Returns: this thread's name.
/** * Returns this thread's name. * * @return this thread's name. * @see #setName(String) */
public final String getName() { return name; }
Returns the thread group to which this thread belongs. This method returns null if this thread has died (been stopped).
Returns: this thread's thread group.
/** * Returns the thread group to which this thread belongs. * This method returns null if this thread has died * (been stopped). * * @return this thread's thread group. */
public final ThreadGroup getThreadGroup() { return group; }
Returns an estimate of the number of active threads in the current thread's thread group and its subgroups. Recursively iterates over all subgroups in the current thread's thread group.

The value returned is only an estimate because the number of threads may change dynamically while this method traverses internal data structures, and might be affected by the presence of certain system threads. This method is intended primarily for debugging and monitoring purposes.

Returns: an estimate of the number of active threads in the current thread's thread group and in any other thread group that has the current thread's thread group as an ancestor
/** * Returns an estimate of the number of active threads in the current * thread's {@linkplain java.lang.ThreadGroup thread group} and its * subgroups. Recursively iterates over all subgroups in the current * thread's thread group. * * <p> The value returned is only an estimate because the number of * threads may change dynamically while this method traverses internal * data structures, and might be affected by the presence of certain * system threads. This method is intended primarily for debugging * and monitoring purposes. * * @return an estimate of the number of active threads in the current * thread's thread group and in any other thread group that * has the current thread's thread group as an ancestor */
public static int activeCount() { return currentThread().getThreadGroup().activeCount(); }
Copies into the specified array every active thread in the current thread's thread group and its subgroups. This method simply invokes the ThreadGroup.enumerate(Thread[]) method of the current thread's thread group.

An application might use the activeCount method to get an estimate of how big the array should be, however if the array is too short to hold all the threads, the extra threads are silently ignored. If it is critical to obtain every active thread in the current thread's thread group and its subgroups, the invoker should verify that the returned int value is strictly less than the length of tarray.

Due to the inherent race condition in this method, it is recommended that the method only be used for debugging and monitoring purposes.

Params:
  • tarray – an array into which to put the list of threads
Throws:
Returns: the number of threads put into the array
/** * Copies into the specified array every active thread in the current * thread's thread group and its subgroups. This method simply * invokes the {@link java.lang.ThreadGroup#enumerate(Thread[])} * method of the current thread's thread group. * * <p> An application might use the {@linkplain #activeCount activeCount} * method to get an estimate of how big the array should be, however * <i>if the array is too short to hold all the threads, the extra threads * are silently ignored.</i> If it is critical to obtain every active * thread in the current thread's thread group and its subgroups, the * invoker should verify that the returned int value is strictly less * than the length of {@code tarray}. * * <p> Due to the inherent race condition in this method, it is recommended * that the method only be used for debugging and monitoring purposes. * * @param tarray * an array into which to put the list of threads * * @return the number of threads put into the array * * @throws SecurityException * if {@link java.lang.ThreadGroup#checkAccess} determines that * the current thread cannot access its thread group */
public static int enumerate(Thread tarray[]) { return currentThread().getThreadGroup().enumerate(tarray); }
Counts the number of stack frames in this thread. The thread must be suspended.
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Returns: the number of stack frames in this thread.
Deprecated:The definition of this call depends on suspend, which is deprecated. Further, the results of this call were never well-defined. This method is subject to removal in a future version of Java SE.
/** * Counts the number of stack frames in this thread. The thread must * be suspended. * * @return the number of stack frames in this thread. * @throws IllegalThreadStateException if this thread is not * suspended. * @deprecated The definition of this call depends on {@link #suspend}, * which is deprecated. Further, the results of this call * were never well-defined. * This method is subject to removal in a future version of Java SE. * @see StackWalker */
@Deprecated(since="1.2", forRemoval=true) public native int countStackFrames();
Waits at most millis milliseconds for this thread to die. A timeout of 0 means to wait forever.

This implementation uses a loop of this.wait calls conditioned on this.isAlive. As a thread terminates the this.notifyAll method is invoked. It is recommended that applications not use wait, notify, or notifyAll on Thread instances.

Params:
  • millis – the time to wait in milliseconds
Throws:
  • IllegalArgumentException – if the value of millis is negative
  • InterruptedException – if any thread has interrupted the current thread. The interrupted status of the current thread is cleared when this exception is thrown.
/** * Waits at most {@code millis} milliseconds for this thread to * die. A timeout of {@code 0} means to wait forever. * * <p> This implementation uses a loop of {@code this.wait} calls * conditioned on {@code this.isAlive}. As a thread terminates the * {@code this.notifyAll} method is invoked. It is recommended that * applications not use {@code wait}, {@code notify}, or * {@code notifyAll} on {@code Thread} instances. * * @param millis * the time to wait in milliseconds * * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if the value of {@code millis} is negative * * @throws InterruptedException * if any thread has interrupted the current thread. The * <i>interrupted status</i> of the current thread is * cleared when this exception is thrown. */
public final synchronized void join(long millis) throws InterruptedException { long base = System.currentTimeMillis(); long now = 0; if (millis < 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("timeout value is negative"); } if (millis == 0) { while (isAlive()) { wait(0); } } else { while (isAlive()) { long delay = millis - now; if (delay <= 0) { break; } wait(delay); now = System.currentTimeMillis() - base; } } }
Waits at most millis milliseconds plus nanos nanoseconds for this thread to die. If both arguments are 0, it means to wait forever.

This implementation uses a loop of this.wait calls conditioned on this.isAlive. As a thread terminates the this.notifyAll method is invoked. It is recommended that applications not use wait, notify, or notifyAll on Thread instances.

Params:
  • millis – the time to wait in milliseconds
  • nanos – 0-999999 additional nanoseconds to wait
Throws:
  • IllegalArgumentException – if the value of millis is negative, or the value of nanos is not in the range 0-999999
  • InterruptedException – if any thread has interrupted the current thread. The interrupted status of the current thread is cleared when this exception is thrown.
/** * Waits at most {@code millis} milliseconds plus * {@code nanos} nanoseconds for this thread to die. * If both arguments are {@code 0}, it means to wait forever. * * <p> This implementation uses a loop of {@code this.wait} calls * conditioned on {@code this.isAlive}. As a thread terminates the * {@code this.notifyAll} method is invoked. It is recommended that * applications not use {@code wait}, {@code notify}, or * {@code notifyAll} on {@code Thread} instances. * * @param millis * the time to wait in milliseconds * * @param nanos * {@code 0-999999} additional nanoseconds to wait * * @throws IllegalArgumentException * if the value of {@code millis} is negative, or the value * of {@code nanos} is not in the range {@code 0-999999} * * @throws InterruptedException * if any thread has interrupted the current thread. The * <i>interrupted status</i> of the current thread is * cleared when this exception is thrown. */
public final synchronized void join(long millis, int nanos) throws InterruptedException { if (millis < 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("timeout value is negative"); } if (nanos < 0 || nanos > 999999) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "nanosecond timeout value out of range"); } if (nanos >= 500000 || (nanos != 0 && millis == 0)) { millis++; } join(millis); }
Waits for this thread to die.

An invocation of this method behaves in exactly the same way as the invocation

join(0)
Throws:
  • InterruptedException – if any thread has interrupted the current thread. The interrupted status of the current thread is cleared when this exception is thrown.
/** * Waits for this thread to die. * * <p> An invocation of this method behaves in exactly the same * way as the invocation * * <blockquote> * {@linkplain #join(long) join}{@code (0)} * </blockquote> * * @throws InterruptedException * if any thread has interrupted the current thread. The * <i>interrupted status</i> of the current thread is * cleared when this exception is thrown. */
public final void join() throws InterruptedException { join(0); }
Prints a stack trace of the current thread to the standard error stream. This method is used only for debugging.
/** * Prints a stack trace of the current thread to the standard error stream. * This method is used only for debugging. */
public static void dumpStack() { new Exception("Stack trace").printStackTrace(); }
Marks this thread as either a daemon thread or a user thread. The Java Virtual Machine exits when the only threads running are all daemon threads.

This method must be invoked before the thread is started.

Params:
  • on – if true, marks this thread as a daemon thread
Throws:
/** * Marks this thread as either a {@linkplain #isDaemon daemon} thread * or a user thread. The Java Virtual Machine exits when the only * threads running are all daemon threads. * * <p> This method must be invoked before the thread is started. * * @param on * if {@code true}, marks this thread as a daemon thread * * @throws IllegalThreadStateException * if this thread is {@linkplain #isAlive alive} * * @throws SecurityException * if {@link #checkAccess} determines that the current * thread cannot modify this thread */
public final void setDaemon(boolean on) { checkAccess(); if (isAlive()) { throw new IllegalThreadStateException(); } daemon = on; }
Tests if this thread is a daemon thread.
See Also:
Returns: true if this thread is a daemon thread; false otherwise.
/** * Tests if this thread is a daemon thread. * * @return {@code true} if this thread is a daemon thread; * {@code false} otherwise. * @see #setDaemon(boolean) */
public final boolean isDaemon() { return daemon; }
Determines if the currently running thread has permission to modify this thread.

If there is a security manager, its checkAccess method is called with this thread as its argument. This may result in throwing a SecurityException.

Throws:
See Also:
/** * Determines if the currently running thread has permission to * modify this thread. * <p> * If there is a security manager, its {@code checkAccess} method * is called with this thread as its argument. This may result in * throwing a {@code SecurityException}. * * @throws SecurityException if the current thread is not allowed to * access this thread. * @see SecurityManager#checkAccess(Thread) */
public final void checkAccess() { SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager(); if (security != null) { security.checkAccess(this); } }
Returns a string representation of this thread, including the thread's name, priority, and thread group.
Returns: a string representation of this thread.
/** * Returns a string representation of this thread, including the * thread's name, priority, and thread group. * * @return a string representation of this thread. */
public String toString() { ThreadGroup group = getThreadGroup(); if (group != null) { return "Thread[" + getName() + "," + getPriority() + "," + group.getName() + "]"; } else { return "Thread[" + getName() + "," + getPriority() + "," + "" + "]"; } }
Returns the context ClassLoader for this thread. The context ClassLoader is provided by the creator of the thread for use by code running in this thread when loading classes and resources. If not set, the default is the ClassLoader context of the parent thread. The context ClassLoader of the primordial thread is typically set to the class loader used to load the application.
Throws:
  • SecurityException – if a security manager is present, and the caller's class loader is not null and is not the same as or an ancestor of the context class loader, and the caller does not have the RuntimePermission("getClassLoader")
Returns: the context ClassLoader for this thread, or null indicating the system class loader (or, failing that, the bootstrap class loader)
Since:1.2
/** * Returns the context {@code ClassLoader} for this thread. The context * {@code ClassLoader} is provided by the creator of the thread for use * by code running in this thread when loading classes and resources. * If not {@linkplain #setContextClassLoader set}, the default is the * {@code ClassLoader} context of the parent thread. The context * {@code ClassLoader} of the * primordial thread is typically set to the class loader used to load the * application. * * * @return the context {@code ClassLoader} for this thread, or {@code null} * indicating the system class loader (or, failing that, the * bootstrap class loader) * * @throws SecurityException * if a security manager is present, and the caller's class loader * is not {@code null} and is not the same as or an ancestor of the * context class loader, and the caller does not have the * {@link RuntimePermission}{@code ("getClassLoader")} * * @since 1.2 */
@CallerSensitive public ClassLoader getContextClassLoader() { if (contextClassLoader == null) return null; SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager(); if (sm != null) { ClassLoader.checkClassLoaderPermission(contextClassLoader, Reflection.getCallerClass()); } return contextClassLoader; }
Sets the context ClassLoader for this Thread. The context ClassLoader can be set when a thread is created, and allows the creator of the thread to provide the appropriate class loader, through getContextClassLoader, to code running in the thread when loading classes and resources.

If a security manager is present, its checkPermission method is invoked with a RuntimePermission ("setContextClassLoader") permission to see if setting the context ClassLoader is permitted.

Params:
  • cl – the context ClassLoader for this Thread, or null indicating the system class loader (or, failing that, the bootstrap class loader)
Throws:
Since:1.2
/** * Sets the context ClassLoader for this Thread. The context * ClassLoader can be set when a thread is created, and allows * the creator of the thread to provide the appropriate class loader, * through {@code getContextClassLoader}, to code running in the thread * when loading classes and resources. * * <p>If a security manager is present, its {@link * SecurityManager#checkPermission(java.security.Permission) checkPermission} * method is invoked with a {@link RuntimePermission RuntimePermission}{@code * ("setContextClassLoader")} permission to see if setting the context * ClassLoader is permitted. * * @param cl * the context ClassLoader for this Thread, or null indicating the * system class loader (or, failing that, the bootstrap class loader) * * @throws SecurityException * if the current thread cannot set the context ClassLoader * * @since 1.2 */
public void setContextClassLoader(ClassLoader cl) { SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager(); if (sm != null) { sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("setContextClassLoader")); } contextClassLoader = cl; }
Returns true if and only if the current thread holds the monitor lock on the specified object.

This method is designed to allow a program to assert that the current thread already holds a specified lock:

    assert Thread.holdsLock(obj);
Params:
  • obj – the object on which to test lock ownership
Throws:
Returns:true if the current thread holds the monitor lock on the specified object.
Since:1.4
/** * Returns {@code true} if and only if the current thread holds the * monitor lock on the specified object. * * <p>This method is designed to allow a program to assert that * the current thread already holds a specified lock: * <pre> * assert Thread.holdsLock(obj); * </pre> * * @param obj the object on which to test lock ownership * @throws NullPointerException if obj is {@code null} * @return {@code true} if the current thread holds the monitor lock on * the specified object. * @since 1.4 */
public static native boolean holdsLock(Object obj); private static final StackTraceElement[] EMPTY_STACK_TRACE = new StackTraceElement[0];
Returns an array of stack trace elements representing the stack dump of this thread. This method will return a zero-length array if this thread has not started, has started but has not yet been scheduled to run by the system, or has terminated. If the returned array is of non-zero length then the first element of the array represents the top of the stack, which is the most recent method invocation in the sequence. The last element of the array represents the bottom of the stack, which is the least recent method invocation in the sequence.

If there is a security manager, and this thread is not the current thread, then the security manager's checkPermission method is called with a RuntimePermission("getStackTrace") permission to see if it's ok to get the stack trace.

Some virtual machines may, under some circumstances, omit one or more stack frames from the stack trace. In the extreme case, a virtual machine that has no stack trace information concerning this thread is permitted to return a zero-length array from this method.

Throws:
  • SecurityException – if a security manager exists and its checkPermission method doesn't allow getting the stack trace of thread.
See Also:
Returns:an array of StackTraceElement, each represents one stack frame.
Since:1.5
/** * Returns an array of stack trace elements representing the stack dump * of this thread. This method will return a zero-length array if * this thread has not started, has started but has not yet been * scheduled to run by the system, or has terminated. * If the returned array is of non-zero length then the first element of * the array represents the top of the stack, which is the most recent * method invocation in the sequence. The last element of the array * represents the bottom of the stack, which is the least recent method * invocation in the sequence. * * <p>If there is a security manager, and this thread is not * the current thread, then the security manager's * {@code checkPermission} method is called with a * {@code RuntimePermission("getStackTrace")} permission * to see if it's ok to get the stack trace. * * <p>Some virtual machines may, under some circumstances, omit one * or more stack frames from the stack trace. In the extreme case, * a virtual machine that has no stack trace information concerning * this thread is permitted to return a zero-length array from this * method. * * @return an array of {@code StackTraceElement}, * each represents one stack frame. * * @throws SecurityException * if a security manager exists and its * {@code checkPermission} method doesn't allow * getting the stack trace of thread. * @see SecurityManager#checkPermission * @see RuntimePermission * @see Throwable#getStackTrace * * @since 1.5 */
public StackTraceElement[] getStackTrace() { if (this != Thread.currentThread()) { // check for getStackTrace permission SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager(); if (security != null) { security.checkPermission( SecurityConstants.GET_STACK_TRACE_PERMISSION); } // optimization so we do not call into the vm for threads that // have not yet started or have terminated if (!isAlive()) { return EMPTY_STACK_TRACE; } StackTraceElement[][] stackTraceArray = dumpThreads(new Thread[] {this}); StackTraceElement[] stackTrace = stackTraceArray[0]; // a thread that was alive during the previous isAlive call may have // since terminated, therefore not having a stacktrace. if (stackTrace == null) { stackTrace = EMPTY_STACK_TRACE; } return stackTrace; } else { return (new Exception()).getStackTrace(); } }
Returns a map of stack traces for all live threads. The map keys are threads and each map value is an array of StackTraceElement that represents the stack dump of the corresponding Thread. The returned stack traces are in the format specified for the getStackTrace method.

The threads may be executing while this method is called. The stack trace of each thread only represents a snapshot and each stack trace may be obtained at different time. A zero-length array will be returned in the map value if the virtual machine has no stack trace information about a thread.

If there is a security manager, then the security manager's checkPermission method is called with a RuntimePermission("getStackTrace") permission as well as RuntimePermission("modifyThreadGroup") permission to see if it is ok to get the stack trace of all threads.

Throws:
  • SecurityException – if a security manager exists and its checkPermission method doesn't allow getting the stack trace of thread.
See Also:
Returns:a Map from Thread to an array of StackTraceElement that represents the stack trace of the corresponding thread.
Since:1.5
/** * Returns a map of stack traces for all live threads. * The map keys are threads and each map value is an array of * {@code StackTraceElement} that represents the stack dump * of the corresponding {@code Thread}. * The returned stack traces are in the format specified for * the {@link #getStackTrace getStackTrace} method. * * <p>The threads may be executing while this method is called. * The stack trace of each thread only represents a snapshot and * each stack trace may be obtained at different time. A zero-length * array will be returned in the map value if the virtual machine has * no stack trace information about a thread. * * <p>If there is a security manager, then the security manager's * {@code checkPermission} method is called with a * {@code RuntimePermission("getStackTrace")} permission as well as * {@code RuntimePermission("modifyThreadGroup")} permission * to see if it is ok to get the stack trace of all threads. * * @return a {@code Map} from {@code Thread} to an array of * {@code StackTraceElement} that represents the stack trace of * the corresponding thread. * * @throws SecurityException * if a security manager exists and its * {@code checkPermission} method doesn't allow * getting the stack trace of thread. * @see #getStackTrace * @see SecurityManager#checkPermission * @see RuntimePermission * @see Throwable#getStackTrace * * @since 1.5 */
public static Map<Thread, StackTraceElement[]> getAllStackTraces() { // check for getStackTrace permission SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager(); if (security != null) { security.checkPermission( SecurityConstants.GET_STACK_TRACE_PERMISSION); security.checkPermission( SecurityConstants.MODIFY_THREADGROUP_PERMISSION); } // Get a snapshot of the list of all threads Thread[] threads = getThreads(); StackTraceElement[][] traces = dumpThreads(threads); Map<Thread, StackTraceElement[]> m = new HashMap<>(threads.length); for (int i = 0; i < threads.length; i++) { StackTraceElement[] stackTrace = traces[i]; if (stackTrace != null) { m.put(threads[i], stackTrace); } // else terminated so we don't put it in the map } return m; }
cache of subclass security audit results
/** cache of subclass security audit results */
/* Replace with ConcurrentReferenceHashMap when/if it appears in a future * release */ private static class Caches {
cache of subclass security audit results
/** cache of subclass security audit results */
static final ConcurrentMap<WeakClassKey,Boolean> subclassAudits = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
queue for WeakReferences to audited subclasses
/** queue for WeakReferences to audited subclasses */
static final ReferenceQueue<Class<?>> subclassAuditsQueue = new ReferenceQueue<>(); }
Verifies that this (possibly subclass) instance can be constructed without violating security constraints: the subclass must not override security-sensitive non-final methods, or else the "enableContextClassLoaderOverride" RuntimePermission is checked.
/** * Verifies that this (possibly subclass) instance can be constructed * without violating security constraints: the subclass must not override * security-sensitive non-final methods, or else the * "enableContextClassLoaderOverride" RuntimePermission is checked. */
private static boolean isCCLOverridden(Class<?> cl) { if (cl == Thread.class) return false; processQueue(Caches.subclassAuditsQueue, Caches.subclassAudits); WeakClassKey key = new WeakClassKey(cl, Caches.subclassAuditsQueue); Boolean result = Caches.subclassAudits.get(key); if (result == null) { result = Boolean.valueOf(auditSubclass(cl)); Caches.subclassAudits.putIfAbsent(key, result); } return result.booleanValue(); }
Performs reflective checks on given subclass to verify that it doesn't override security-sensitive non-final methods. Returns true if the subclass overrides any of the methods, false otherwise.
/** * Performs reflective checks on given subclass to verify that it doesn't * override security-sensitive non-final methods. Returns true if the * subclass overrides any of the methods, false otherwise. */
private static boolean auditSubclass(final Class<?> subcl) { Boolean result = AccessController.doPrivileged( new PrivilegedAction<>() { public Boolean run() { for (Class<?> cl = subcl; cl != Thread.class; cl = cl.getSuperclass()) { try { cl.getDeclaredMethod("getContextClassLoader", new Class<?>[0]); return Boolean.TRUE; } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) { } try { Class<?>[] params = {ClassLoader.class}; cl.getDeclaredMethod("setContextClassLoader", params); return Boolean.TRUE; } catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) { } } return Boolean.FALSE; } } ); return result.booleanValue(); } private static native StackTraceElement[][] dumpThreads(Thread[] threads); private static native Thread[] getThreads();
Returns the identifier of this Thread. The thread ID is a positive long number generated when this thread was created. The thread ID is unique and remains unchanged during its lifetime. When a thread is terminated, this thread ID may be reused.
Returns:this thread's ID.
Since:1.5
/** * Returns the identifier of this Thread. The thread ID is a positive * {@code long} number generated when this thread was created. * The thread ID is unique and remains unchanged during its lifetime. * When a thread is terminated, this thread ID may be reused. * * @return this thread's ID. * @since 1.5 */
public long getId() { return tid; }
A thread state. A thread can be in one of the following states:
  • NEW
    A thread that has not yet started is in this state.
  • RUNNABLE
    A thread executing in the Java virtual machine is in this state.
  • BLOCKED
    A thread that is blocked waiting for a monitor lock is in this state.
  • WAITING
    A thread that is waiting indefinitely for another thread to perform a particular action is in this state.
  • TIMED_WAITING
    A thread that is waiting for another thread to perform an action for up to a specified waiting time is in this state.
  • TERMINATED
    A thread that has exited is in this state.

A thread can be in only one state at a given point in time. These states are virtual machine states which do not reflect any operating system thread states.

See Also:
  • getState
Since: 1.5
/** * A thread state. A thread can be in one of the following states: * <ul> * <li>{@link #NEW}<br> * A thread that has not yet started is in this state. * </li> * <li>{@link #RUNNABLE}<br> * A thread executing in the Java virtual machine is in this state. * </li> * <li>{@link #BLOCKED}<br> * A thread that is blocked waiting for a monitor lock * is in this state. * </li> * <li>{@link #WAITING}<br> * A thread that is waiting indefinitely for another thread to * perform a particular action is in this state. * </li> * <li>{@link #TIMED_WAITING}<br> * A thread that is waiting for another thread to perform an action * for up to a specified waiting time is in this state. * </li> * <li>{@link #TERMINATED}<br> * A thread that has exited is in this state. * </li> * </ul> * * <p> * A thread can be in only one state at a given point in time. * These states are virtual machine states which do not reflect * any operating system thread states. * * @since 1.5 * @see #getState */
public enum State {
Thread state for a thread which has not yet started.
/** * Thread state for a thread which has not yet started. */
NEW,
Thread state for a runnable thread. A thread in the runnable state is executing in the Java virtual machine but it may be waiting for other resources from the operating system such as processor.
/** * Thread state for a runnable thread. A thread in the runnable * state is executing in the Java virtual machine but it may * be waiting for other resources from the operating system * such as processor. */
RUNNABLE,
Thread state for a thread blocked waiting for a monitor lock. A thread in the blocked state is waiting for a monitor lock to enter a synchronized block/method or reenter a synchronized block/method after calling Object.wait.
/** * Thread state for a thread blocked waiting for a monitor lock. * A thread in the blocked state is waiting for a monitor lock * to enter a synchronized block/method or * reenter a synchronized block/method after calling * {@link Object#wait() Object.wait}. */
BLOCKED,
Thread state for a waiting thread. A thread is in the waiting state due to calling one of the following methods:

A thread in the waiting state is waiting for another thread to perform a particular action. For example, a thread that has called Object.wait() on an object is waiting for another thread to call Object.notify() or Object.notifyAll() on that object. A thread that has called Thread.join() is waiting for a specified thread to terminate.

/** * Thread state for a waiting thread. * A thread is in the waiting state due to calling one of the * following methods: * <ul> * <li>{@link Object#wait() Object.wait} with no timeout</li> * <li>{@link #join() Thread.join} with no timeout</li> * <li>{@link LockSupport#park() LockSupport.park}</li> * </ul> * * <p>A thread in the waiting state is waiting for another thread to * perform a particular action. * * For example, a thread that has called {@code Object.wait()} * on an object is waiting for another thread to call * {@code Object.notify()} or {@code Object.notifyAll()} on * that object. A thread that has called {@code Thread.join()} * is waiting for a specified thread to terminate. */
WAITING,
Thread state for a waiting thread with a specified waiting time. A thread is in the timed waiting state due to calling one of the following methods with a specified positive waiting time:
/** * Thread state for a waiting thread with a specified waiting time. * A thread is in the timed waiting state due to calling one of * the following methods with a specified positive waiting time: * <ul> * <li>{@link #sleep Thread.sleep}</li> * <li>{@link Object#wait(long) Object.wait} with timeout</li> * <li>{@link #join(long) Thread.join} with timeout</li> * <li>{@link LockSupport#parkNanos LockSupport.parkNanos}</li> * <li>{@link LockSupport#parkUntil LockSupport.parkUntil}</li> * </ul> */
TIMED_WAITING,
Thread state for a terminated thread. The thread has completed execution.
/** * Thread state for a terminated thread. * The thread has completed execution. */
TERMINATED; }
Returns the state of this thread. This method is designed for use in monitoring of the system state, not for synchronization control.
Returns:this thread's state.
Since:1.5
/** * Returns the state of this thread. * This method is designed for use in monitoring of the system state, * not for synchronization control. * * @return this thread's state. * @since 1.5 */
public State getState() { // get current thread state return jdk.internal.misc.VM.toThreadState(threadStatus); } // Added in JSR-166
Interface for handlers invoked when a Thread abruptly terminates due to an uncaught exception.

When a thread is about to terminate due to an uncaught exception the Java Virtual Machine will query the thread for its UncaughtExceptionHandler using getUncaughtExceptionHandler and will invoke the handler's uncaughtException method, passing the thread and the exception as arguments. If a thread has not had its UncaughtExceptionHandler explicitly set, then its ThreadGroup object acts as its UncaughtExceptionHandler. If the ThreadGroup object has no special requirements for dealing with the exception, it can forward the invocation to the default uncaught exception handler.

See Also:
Since:1.5
/** * Interface for handlers invoked when a {@code Thread} abruptly * terminates due to an uncaught exception. * <p>When a thread is about to terminate due to an uncaught exception * the Java Virtual Machine will query the thread for its * {@code UncaughtExceptionHandler} using * {@link #getUncaughtExceptionHandler} and will invoke the handler's * {@code uncaughtException} method, passing the thread and the * exception as arguments. * If a thread has not had its {@code UncaughtExceptionHandler} * explicitly set, then its {@code ThreadGroup} object acts as its * {@code UncaughtExceptionHandler}. If the {@code ThreadGroup} object * has no * special requirements for dealing with the exception, it can forward * the invocation to the {@linkplain #getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler * default uncaught exception handler}. * * @see #setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler * @see #setUncaughtExceptionHandler * @see ThreadGroup#uncaughtException * @since 1.5 */
@FunctionalInterface public interface UncaughtExceptionHandler {
Method invoked when the given thread terminates due to the given uncaught exception.

Any exception thrown by this method will be ignored by the Java Virtual Machine.

Params:
  • t – the thread
  • e – the exception
/** * Method invoked when the given thread terminates due to the * given uncaught exception. * <p>Any exception thrown by this method will be ignored by the * Java Virtual Machine. * @param t the thread * @param e the exception */
void uncaughtException(Thread t, Throwable e); } // null unless explicitly set private volatile UncaughtExceptionHandler uncaughtExceptionHandler; // null unless explicitly set private static volatile UncaughtExceptionHandler defaultUncaughtExceptionHandler;
Set the default handler invoked when a thread abruptly terminates due to an uncaught exception, and no other handler has been defined for that thread.

Uncaught exception handling is controlled first by the thread, then by the thread's ThreadGroup object and finally by the default uncaught exception handler. If the thread does not have an explicit uncaught exception handler set, and the thread's thread group (including parent thread groups) does not specialize its uncaughtException method, then the default handler's uncaughtException method will be invoked.

By setting the default uncaught exception handler, an application can change the way in which uncaught exceptions are handled (such as logging to a specific device, or file) for those threads that would already accept whatever "default" behavior the system provided.

Note that the default uncaught exception handler should not usually defer to the thread's ThreadGroup object, as that could cause infinite recursion.

Params:
  • eh – the object to use as the default uncaught exception handler. If null then there is no default handler.
Throws:
See Also:
Since:1.5
/** * Set the default handler invoked when a thread abruptly terminates * due to an uncaught exception, and no other handler has been defined * for that thread. * * <p>Uncaught exception handling is controlled first by the thread, then * by the thread's {@link ThreadGroup} object and finally by the default * uncaught exception handler. If the thread does not have an explicit * uncaught exception handler set, and the thread's thread group * (including parent thread groups) does not specialize its * {@code uncaughtException} method, then the default handler's * {@code uncaughtException} method will be invoked. * <p>By setting the default uncaught exception handler, an application * can change the way in which uncaught exceptions are handled (such as * logging to a specific device, or file) for those threads that would * already accept whatever &quot;default&quot; behavior the system * provided. * * <p>Note that the default uncaught exception handler should not usually * defer to the thread's {@code ThreadGroup} object, as that could cause * infinite recursion. * * @param eh the object to use as the default uncaught exception handler. * If {@code null} then there is no default handler. * * @throws SecurityException if a security manager is present and it denies * {@link RuntimePermission}{@code ("setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler")} * * @see #setUncaughtExceptionHandler * @see #getUncaughtExceptionHandler * @see ThreadGroup#uncaughtException * @since 1.5 */
public static void setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler(UncaughtExceptionHandler eh) { SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager(); if (sm != null) { sm.checkPermission( new RuntimePermission("setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler") ); } defaultUncaughtExceptionHandler = eh; }
Returns the default handler invoked when a thread abruptly terminates due to an uncaught exception. If the returned value is null, there is no default.
See Also:
Since:1.5
Returns:the default uncaught exception handler for all threads
/** * Returns the default handler invoked when a thread abruptly terminates * due to an uncaught exception. If the returned value is {@code null}, * there is no default. * @since 1.5 * @see #setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler * @return the default uncaught exception handler for all threads */
public static UncaughtExceptionHandler getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler(){ return defaultUncaughtExceptionHandler; }
Returns the handler invoked when this thread abruptly terminates due to an uncaught exception. If this thread has not had an uncaught exception handler explicitly set then this thread's ThreadGroup object is returned, unless this thread has terminated, in which case null is returned.
Since:1.5
Returns:the uncaught exception handler for this thread
/** * Returns the handler invoked when this thread abruptly terminates * due to an uncaught exception. If this thread has not had an * uncaught exception handler explicitly set then this thread's * {@code ThreadGroup} object is returned, unless this thread * has terminated, in which case {@code null} is returned. * @since 1.5 * @return the uncaught exception handler for this thread */
public UncaughtExceptionHandler getUncaughtExceptionHandler() { return uncaughtExceptionHandler != null ? uncaughtExceptionHandler : group; }
Set the handler invoked when this thread abruptly terminates due to an uncaught exception.

A thread can take full control of how it responds to uncaught exceptions by having its uncaught exception handler explicitly set. If no such handler is set then the thread's ThreadGroup object acts as its handler.

Params:
  • eh – the object to use as this thread's uncaught exception handler. If null then this thread has no explicit handler.
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Since:1.5
/** * Set the handler invoked when this thread abruptly terminates * due to an uncaught exception. * <p>A thread can take full control of how it responds to uncaught * exceptions by having its uncaught exception handler explicitly set. * If no such handler is set then the thread's {@code ThreadGroup} * object acts as its handler. * @param eh the object to use as this thread's uncaught exception * handler. If {@code null} then this thread has no explicit handler. * @throws SecurityException if the current thread is not allowed to * modify this thread. * @see #setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler * @see ThreadGroup#uncaughtException * @since 1.5 */
public void setUncaughtExceptionHandler(UncaughtExceptionHandler eh) { checkAccess(); uncaughtExceptionHandler = eh; }
Dispatch an uncaught exception to the handler. This method is intended to be called only by the JVM.
/** * Dispatch an uncaught exception to the handler. This method is * intended to be called only by the JVM. */
private void dispatchUncaughtException(Throwable e) { getUncaughtExceptionHandler().uncaughtException(this, e); }
Removes from the specified map any keys that have been enqueued on the specified reference queue.
/** * Removes from the specified map any keys that have been enqueued * on the specified reference queue. */
static void processQueue(ReferenceQueue<Class<?>> queue, ConcurrentMap<? extends WeakReference<Class<?>>, ?> map) { Reference<? extends Class<?>> ref; while((ref = queue.poll()) != null) { map.remove(ref); } }
Weak key for Class objects.
/** * Weak key for Class objects. **/
static class WeakClassKey extends WeakReference<Class<?>> {
saved value of the referent's identity hash code, to maintain a consistent hash code after the referent has been cleared
/** * saved value of the referent's identity hash code, to maintain * a consistent hash code after the referent has been cleared */
private final int hash;
Create a new WeakClassKey to the given object, registered with a queue.
/** * Create a new WeakClassKey to the given object, registered * with a queue. */
WeakClassKey(Class<?> cl, ReferenceQueue<Class<?>> refQueue) { super(cl, refQueue); hash = System.identityHashCode(cl); }
Returns the identity hash code of the original referent.
/** * Returns the identity hash code of the original referent. */
@Override public int hashCode() { return hash; }
Returns true if the given object is this identical WeakClassKey instance, or, if this object's referent has not been cleared, if the given object is another WeakClassKey instance with the identical non-null referent as this one.
/** * Returns true if the given object is this identical * WeakClassKey instance, or, if this object's referent has not * been cleared, if the given object is another WeakClassKey * instance with the identical non-null referent as this one. */
@Override public boolean equals(Object obj) { if (obj == this) return true; if (obj instanceof WeakClassKey) { Object referent = get(); return (referent != null) && (referent == ((WeakClassKey) obj).get()); } else { return false; } } } // The following three initially uninitialized fields are exclusively // managed by class java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom. These // fields are used to build the high-performance PRNGs in the // concurrent code, and we can not risk accidental false sharing. // Hence, the fields are isolated with @Contended.
The current seed for a ThreadLocalRandom
/** The current seed for a ThreadLocalRandom */
@jdk.internal.vm.annotation.Contended("tlr") long threadLocalRandomSeed;
Probe hash value; nonzero if threadLocalRandomSeed initialized
/** Probe hash value; nonzero if threadLocalRandomSeed initialized */
@jdk.internal.vm.annotation.Contended("tlr") int threadLocalRandomProbe;
Secondary seed isolated from public ThreadLocalRandom sequence
/** Secondary seed isolated from public ThreadLocalRandom sequence */
@jdk.internal.vm.annotation.Contended("tlr") int threadLocalRandomSecondarySeed; /* Some private helper methods */ private native void setPriority0(int newPriority); private native void stop0(Object o); private native void suspend0(); private native void resume0(); private native void interrupt0(); private native void setNativeName(String name); }