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Stopping a Thread: set a variable that the thread checks occasionally

 


public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
    MyThread thread = new MyThread();
    thread.start();

    thread.stop = true;
  }
}

class MyThread extends Thread {
  boolean stop = false;

  public void run() {
    while (true) {
      if (stop) {
        return;
      }
    }
  }
}

   
  








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