Java Tutorial/Thread/Thread Properties

Controlling the main Thread.

   <source lang="java">

class CurrentThreadDemo {

 public static void main(String args[]) {
   Thread t = Thread.currentThread();
   System.out.println("Current thread: " + t);
   t.setName("My Thread");
   System.out.println("After name change: " + t);
   try {
     for (int n = 5; n > 0; n--) {
       System.out.println(n);
       Thread.sleep(1000);
     }
   } catch (InterruptedException e) {
     System.out.println("Main thread interrupted");
   }
 }

}</source>

Get current thread

   <source lang="java">

public class Main extends Thread {

 public void run() {
   for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
     printMyName();
   }
 }
 public void printMyName() {
   System.out.println("The Thread name is " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
 }
 public static void main(String[] args) {
   Main ttsn = new Main();
   ttsn.setName("Created One");
   ttsn.start();
   Thread t2 = currentThread();
   t2.setName("Main One");
   for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
     ttsn.printMyName();
   }
 }

}</source>