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  89 Class Thread</H2>
  90 <PRE>
  91 <A HREF="../../java/lang/Object.html" title="class in java.lang">java.lang.Object</A>
  92   <IMG SRC="../../resources/inherit.gif" ALT="extended by "><B>java.lang.Thread</B>
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  99 <DT><PRE>public abstract class <B>Thread</B><DT>extends <A HREF="../../java/lang/Object.html" title="class in java.lang">Object</A></DL>
 100 </PRE>
 101
 102 <P>
 103 A thread of execution (or task). Now handles priorities, daemon threads
 104  and interruptions.
 105 <P>
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 121 <CODE>static&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
 122 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#MAX_PRIORITY">MAX_PRIORITY</A></B></CODE>
 123
 124 <BR>
 125 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The maximum priority that a thread can have.</TD>
 126 </TR>
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 129 <CODE>static&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
 130 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#MIN_PRIORITY">MIN_PRIORITY</A></B></CODE>
 131
 132 <BR>
 133 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The minimum priority that a thread can have.</TD>
 134 </TR>
 135 <TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor">
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 137 <CODE>static&nbsp;int</CODE></FONT></TD>
 138 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#NORM_PRIORITY">NORM_PRIORITY</A></B></CODE>
 139
 140 <BR>
 141 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The priority that is assigned to the primordial thread.</TD>
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 178 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#currentThread()">currentThread</A></B>()</CODE>
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 186 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#getPriority()">getPriority</A></B>()</CODE>
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 197 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Set the interrupted flag.</TD>
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 210 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#isAlive()">isAlive</A></B>()</CODE>
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 218 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#isDaemon()">isDaemon</A></B>()</CODE>
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 220 <BR>
 221 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Set the daemon flag.</TD>
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 234 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#join()">join</A></B>()</CODE>
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 250 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#run()">run</A></B>()</CODE>
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 258 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#setDaemon(boolean)">setDaemon</A></B>(boolean&nbsp;on)</CODE>
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 266 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#setPriority(int)">setPriority</A></B>(int&nbsp;priority)</CODE>
 267
 268 <BR>
 269 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Set the priority of this thread.</TD>
 270 </TR>
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 273 <CODE>static&nbsp;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
 274 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#sleep(long)">sleep</A></B>(long&nbsp;aMilliseconds)</CODE>
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 276 <BR>
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 282 <TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html#start()">start</A></B>()</CODE>
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 317
 318 <A NAME="MIN_PRIORITY"><!-- --></A><H3>
 319 MIN_PRIORITY</H3>
 320 <PRE>
 321 public static final int <B>MIN_PRIORITY</B></PRE>
 322 <DL>
 323 <DD>The minimum priority that a thread can have. The value is 1.
 324 <P>
 325 <DL>
 326 <DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../constant-values.html#java.lang.Thread.MIN_PRIORITY">Constant Field Values</A></DL>
 327 </DL>
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 329
 330 <A NAME="NORM_PRIORITY"><!-- --></A><H3>
 331 NORM_PRIORITY</H3>
 332 <PRE>
 333 public static final int <B>NORM_PRIORITY</B></PRE>
 334 <DL>
 335 <DD>The priority that is assigned to the primordial thread. The value is 5.
 336 <P>
 337 <DL>
 338 <DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../constant-values.html#java.lang.Thread.NORM_PRIORITY">Constant Field Values</A></DL>
 339 </DL>
 340 <HR>
 341
 342 <A NAME="MAX_PRIORITY"><!-- --></A><H3>
 343 MAX_PRIORITY</H3>
 344 <PRE>
 345 public static final int <B>MAX_PRIORITY</B></PRE>
 346 <DL>
 347 <DD>The maximum priority that a thread can have. The value is 10.
 348 <P>
 349 <DL>
 350 <DT><B>See Also:</B><DD><A HREF="../../constant-values.html#java.lang.Thread.MAX_PRIORITY">Constant Field Values</A></DL>
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 362
 363 <A NAME="Thread()"><!-- --></A><H3>
 364 Thread</H3>
 365 <PRE>
 366 public <B>Thread</B>()</PRE>
 367 <DL>
 368 </DL>
 369 <HR>
 370
 371 <A NAME="Thread(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
 372 Thread</H3>
 373 <PRE>
 374 public <B>Thread</B>(<A HREF="../../java/lang/String.html" title="class in java.lang">String</A>&nbsp;name)</PRE>
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 388 <A NAME="isAlive()"><!-- --></A><H3>
 389 isAlive</H3>
 390 <PRE>
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 447 currentThread</H3>
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 449 public static <A HREF="../../java/lang/Thread.html" title="class in java.lang">Thread</A> <B>currentThread</B>()</PRE>
 450 <DL>
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 456
 457 <A NAME="getPriority()"><!-- --></A><H3>
 458 getPriority</H3>
 459 <PRE>
 460 public final int <B>getPriority</B>()</PRE>
 461 <DL>
 462 <DD><DL>
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 465 </DL>
 466 <HR>
 467
 468 <A NAME="setPriority(int)"><!-- --></A><H3>
 469 setPriority</H3>
 470 <PRE>
 471 public final void <B>setPriority</B>(int&nbsp;priority)</PRE>
 472 <DL>
 473 <DD>Set the priority of this thread. Higher number have higher priority.
 474  The scheduler will always run the highest priority thread in preference
 475  to any others. If more than one thread of that priority exists the
 476  scheduler will time-slice them. In order for lower priority threas
 477  to run a higher priority thread must cease to be runnable. i.e. it
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