Naming a thread
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The Thread class provides methods to change and get the name of a thread.
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Example of naming a thread:
- class TestMultiNaming1 extends Thread{
- public void run(){
- System.out.println("running...");
- }
- public static void main(String args[]){
- TestMultiNaming1 t1=new TestMultiNaming1();
- TestMultiNaming1 t2=new TestMultiNaming1();
- System.out.println("Name of t1:"+t1.getName());
- System.out.println("Name of t2:"+t2.getName());
- t1.start();
- t2.start();
- t1.setName("Sonoo Jaiswal");
- System.out.println("After changing name of t1:"+t1.getName());
- }
- }
Output:Name of t1:Thread-0
Name of t2:Thread-1
id of t1:8
running...
After changeling name of t1:Sonoo Jaiswal
running...
The currentThread() method:
| The currentThread() method returns a reference to the currently executing thread object. |
Syntax of currentThread() method:
- public static Thread currentThread(): returns the reference of currently running thread.
Example of currentThread() method:
- class TestMultiNaming2 extends Thread{
- public void run(){
- System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName());
- }
- }
- public static void main(String args[]){
- TestMultiNaming2 t1=new TestMultiNaming2();
- TestMultiNaming2 t2=new TestMultiNaming2();
- t1.start();
- t2.start();
- }
- }
Output:Thread-0
Thread-1