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ThreadGroup1.javaAPI DocExample4848Mon Apr 06 18:10:22 BST 1998None

ThreadGroup1.java

//: ThreadGroup1.java
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// How thread groups control priorities
// of the threads inside them.

public class ThreadGroup1 {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Get the system thread & print its Info:
    ThreadGroup sys = 
      Thread.currentThread().getThreadGroup();
    sys.list(); // (1)
    // Reduce the system thread group priority:
    sys.setMaxPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY - 1);
    // Increase the main thread priority:
    Thread curr = Thread.currentThread();
    curr.setPriority(curr.getPriority() + 1);
    sys.list(); // (2)
    // Attempt to set a new group to the max:
    ThreadGroup g1 = new ThreadGroup("g1");
    g1.setMaxPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
    // Attempt to set a new thread to the max:
    Thread t = new Thread(g1, "A");
    t.setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
    g1.list(); // (3)
    // Reduce g1's max priority, then attempt
    // to increase it:
    g1.setMaxPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY - 2);
    g1.setMaxPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
    g1.list(); // (4)
    // Attempt to set a new thread to the max:
    t = new Thread(g1, "B");
    t.setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
    g1.list(); // (5)
    // Lower the max priority below the default
    // thread priority:
    g1.setMaxPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY + 2);
    // Look at a new thread's priority before
    // and after changing it:
    t = new Thread(g1, "C");
    g1.list(); // (6)
    t.setPriority(t.getPriority() -1);
    g1.list(); // (7)
    // Make g2 a child Threadgroup of g1 and
    // try to increase its priority:
    ThreadGroup g2 = new ThreadGroup(g1, "g2");
    g2.list(); // (8)
    g2.setMaxPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
    g2.list(); // (9)
    // Add a bunch of new threads to g2:
    for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
      new Thread(g2, Integer.toString(i));
    // Show information about all threadgroups
    // and threads:
    sys.list(); // (10)
    System.out.println("Starting all threads:");
    Thread[] all = new Thread[sys.activeCount()];
    sys.enumerate(all);
    for(int i = 0; i < all.length; i++)
      if(!all[i].isAlive())
        all[i].start();
    // Suspends & Stops all threads in 
    // this group and its subgroups:
    System.out.println("All threads started");
    sys.suspend(); // Deprecated in Java 1.2
    // Never gets here...
    System.out.println("All threads suspended");
    sys.stop(); // Deprecated in Java 1.2
    System.out.println("All threads stopped");
  }
} ///:~