Implement a class that implements IRunnable (requires run() method
// This code can reside inside or outside the class that implements IRunnable
Thread thread = new Thread(<instance of class that implements IRunnable)
thread.start(); // executes the run() method
public class SomeProcess implements Runnable{
Thread runner;
SomeProcess (){
if (runner == null){
runner = new Thread(this); // look for Run method in this class
runner.start(); // executes the Run method
}
}
public void Run (){
Thread thisThread = Thread.currentThread();
// thread terminates when Run() ends
}
// set this.runner to null to terminate the thread by setting
// this.runner to null from anywhere else
//
public void Run (){
Thread thisThread = Thread.currentThread();
while (runner == thisThread){
}
// thread terminates when Run() ends
}
}
public void run(){
}}
}
Runnable runner = () -> { // code for Run method }
Creating with an anonymous inner class
new Runnable() {public void run(){
}}
}
Creating with a Closure
There is only required method for Runnable so we can define as Closure/lambdaRunnable runner = () -> { // code for Run method }
