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Thread.java

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package java.lang;

/**
 * A <i>thread</i> is a thread of execution in a program. The Java
 * Virtual Machine allows an application to have multiple threads of
 * execution running concurrently.
 * <p>
 * Every thread has a priority. Threads with higher priority are
 * executed in preference to threads with lower priority.
 * <p>
 * There are two ways to create a new thread of execution. One is to
 * declare a class to be a subclass of <code>Thread</code>. This
 * subclass should override the <code>run</code> method of class
 * <code>Thread</code>. An instance of the subclass can then be
 * allocated and started. For example, a thread that computes primes
 * larger than a stated value could be written as follows:
 * <p><hr><blockquote><pre>
 *     class PrimeThread extends Thread {
 *         long minPrime;
 *         PrimeThread(long minPrime) {
 *             this.minPrime = minPrime;
 *         }
 *
 *         public void run() {
 *             // compute primes larger than minPrime
 *              . . .
 *         }
 *     }
 * </pre></blockquote><hr>
 * <p>
 * The following code would then create a thread and start it running:
 * <p><blockquote><pre>
 *     PrimeThread p = new PrimeThread(143);
 *     p.start();
 * </pre></blockquote>
 * <p>
 * The other way to create a thread is to declare a class that
 * implements the <code>Runnable</code> interface. That class then
 * implements the <code>run</code> method. An instance of the class can
 * then be allocated, passed as an argument when creating
 * <code>Thread</code>, and started. The same example in this other
 * style looks like the following:
 * <p><hr><blockquote><pre>
 *     class PrimeRun implements Runnable {
 *         long minPrime;
 *         PrimeRun(long minPrime) {
 *             this.minPrime = minPrime;
 *         }
 *
 *         public void run() {
 *             // compute primes larger than minPrime
 *              . . .
 *         }
 *     }
 * </pre></blockquote><hr>
 * <p>
 * The following code would then create a thread and start it running:
 * <p><blockquote><pre>
 *     PrimeRun p = new PrimeRun(143);
 *     new Thread(p).start();
 * </pre></blockquote>
 * <p>
 *
 *
 * @version 1.105, 12/04/99 (CLDC 1.0, Spring 2000)
 * @see     java.lang.Runnable
 * @see     java.lang.Runtime#exit(int)
 * @see     java.lang.Thread#run()
 * @since   JDK1.0
 */
public
class Thread implements Runnable {

    /* Reminder: CLDC threads don't have a name. This saves space. */

    /* Thread priority */
    private int         priority = NORM_PRIORITY;

    /* What will be run. */
    private Runnable    target;

    /* VM local variables */
    private Object  vm_thread;
    private int     is_terminated; 
    private int     is_stillborn; 

    /**
     * The minimum priority that a thread can have.
     */
    public final static int MIN_PRIORITY = 1;

   /**
     * The default priority that is assigned to a thread.
     */
    public final static int NORM_PRIORITY = 5;

    /**
     * The maximum priority that a thread can have.
     */
    public final static int MAX_PRIORITY = 10;

    /**
     * Returns a reference to the currently executing thread object.
     *
     * @return  the currently executing thread.
     */
    public static native Thread currentThread();

    /**
     * Causes the currently executing thread object to temporarily pause
     * and allow other threads to execute.
     */
    public static native void yield();

    /**
     * Causes the currently executing thread to sleep (temporarily cease
     * execution) for the specified number of milliseconds. The thread
     * does not lose ownership of any monitors.
     *
     * @param      millis   the length of time to sleep in milliseconds.
     * @exception  InterruptedException if another thread has interrupted
     *             the current thread.  The <i>interrupted status</i> of the
     *             current thread is cleared when this exception is thrown.
     * @see        java.lang.Object#notify()
     */
    public static native void sleep(long millis) throws InterruptedException;

   /**
     * Allocates a new <code>Thread</code> object.
     * <p>
     * Threads created this way must have overridden their
     * <code>run()</code> method to actually do anything.
     *
     * @see     java.lang.Runnable
     */
    public Thread() {
        /* The VM initializes the thread "under the hood" */
        // this(null);
    }

    /**
     * Allocates a new <code>Thread</code> object with a 
     * specific target object whose <code>run</code> method
     * is called.
     *
     * @param   target   the object whose <code>run</code> method is called.
     */
    public Thread(Runnable target) {
        Thread parent = currentThread();
        this.priority = parent.getPriority();
        this.target = target;
        setPriority(priority);
    }

    /**
     * Causes this thread to begin execution; the Java Virtual Machine
     * calls the <code>run</code> method of this thread.
     * <p>
     * The result is that two threads are running concurrently: the
     * current thread (which returns from the call to the
     * <code>start</code> method) and the other thread (which executes its
     * <code>run</code> method).
     *
     * @exception  IllegalThreadStateException  if the thread was already
     *               started.
     * @see        java.lang.Thread#run()
     */
    public synchronized void start() {
      start(this);
    }

    private static synchronized void start(Thread thread) {
      thread.start0();
    }

    private native void start0();

    /**
     * If this thread was constructed using a separate
     * <code>Runnable</code> run object, then that
     * <code>Runnable</code> object's <code>run</code> method is called;
     * otherwise, this method does nothing and returns.
     * <p>
     * Subclasses of <code>Thread</code> should override this method.
     *
     * @see     java.lang.Thread#start()
     * @see     java.lang.Runnable#run()
     */
    public void run() {
        if (target != null) {
            target.run();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Tests if this thread is alive. A thread is alive if it has
     * been started and has not yet died.
     *
     * @return  <code>true</code> if this thread is alive;
     *          <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    public final native boolean isAlive();

    /**
     * Changes the priority of this thread.
     *
     * @param newPriority priority to set this thread to
     * @exception  IllegalArgumentException  If the priority is not in the
     *             range <code>MIN_PRIORITY</code> to
     *             <code>MAX_PRIORITY</code>.
     * @see        #getPriority
     * @see        java.lang.Thread#getPriority()
     * @see        java.lang.Thread#MAX_PRIORITY
     * @see        java.lang.Thread#MIN_PRIORITY
     */
    public final void setPriority(int newPriority) {
        if (newPriority > MAX_PRIORITY || newPriority < MIN_PRIORITY) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException();
        }
        setPriority0(priority, newPriority);
        priority = newPriority;
    }

    /**
     * Returns this thread's priority.
     *
     * @return  this thread's priority.
     * @see     #setPriority
     * @see     java.lang.Thread#setPriority(int)
     */
    public final int getPriority() {
        return priority;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current number of active threads in the VM.
     *
     * @return  the current number of active threads.
     */
    public static native int activeCount();

    /**
     * Waits for this thread to die.
     *
     * @exception  InterruptedException if another thread has interrupted
     *             the current thread.  The <i>interrupted status</i> of the
     *             current thread is cleared when this exception is thrown.
     */
    public final synchronized void join() throws InterruptedException {
        while (isAlive()) {
            wait(1000);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string representation of this thread, including a unique number
     * that identifies the thread and the thread's priority.
     *
     * @return  a string representation of this thread.
     */
    public String toString() {
        return "Thread[@" + hashCode() + "," + getPriority() + "]";
    }

    /* Some private helper methods */
    private native void setPriority0(int oldPriority, int newPriority);

    private synchronized native void internalExit();
}