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Very simple Threading example.

Very simple Threading example.
 

//: c13:SimpleThread.java
// Very simple Threading example.
// From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.

public class SimpleThread extends Thread {
  private int countDown = 5;
  private static int threadCount = 0;
  public SimpleThread() {
    super("" + ++threadCount); // Store the thread name
    start();
  }
  public String toString() {
    return "#" + getName() + ": " + countDown;
  }
  public void run() {
    while(true) {
      System.out.println(this);
      if(--countDown == 0) return;
    }
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
      new SimpleThread();
  }
} ///:~


           
         
  








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