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Java threads

Thread Creation  There are two ways to create a thread. 1. Extend the  java.lang.Thread  class. 2. Implement the  java.lang.Runnable  interface. Thread states  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. Note: The values that represent these states are encapsulated in the  java.lang.Thread.State ...