DaemonThread.java Source code

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public class DaemonThread implements Runnable {
    public void run() {
        System.out.println("entering run()");

        try {
            System.out.println("in run(): currentThread() is" + Thread.currentThread());

            while (true) {
                try {
                    Thread.sleep(500);
                } catch (InterruptedException x) {
                }

                System.out.println("in run(): woke up again");
            }
        } finally {
            System.out.println("leaving run()");
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("entering main()");

        Thread t = new Thread(new DaemonThread());
        t.setDaemon(true);
        t.start();

        try {
            Thread.sleep(3000);
        } catch (InterruptedException x) {
        }

        System.out.println("leaving main()");
    }

}