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StopBoolean.javaAPI DocExample3018Sun Feb 08 21:34:08 GMT 2004None

StopBoolean.java

/*
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 */

// import - none

/** Show stopping a Thread using a flag.
 */
public class StopBoolean extends Thread {

	// MUST be volatile... If not, aggressive optimizing compiler
	// wil break this code!
	protected volatile boolean done = false;

	public void run() {
		while (!done) {
			System.out.println("StopBoolean running");
			try {
				sleep(720);
			} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
				// nothing to do 
			}
		}
		System.out.println("StopBoolean finished.");
	}
	public void shutDown() {
		done = true;
	}

	public static void main(String[] args) 
	throws InterruptedException {
		StopBoolean t1 = new StopBoolean();
		t1.start();
		Thread.sleep(1000*5);
		t1.shutDown();
	}
}