Concurrent Programming Using Java Threads

1. Motivation

• Efficiency
  • Downloading network data files.
    
• Convenience
  • Object-oriented simulation system.
• New Capabilities
  • HTTP Server.

2.  Caution

• Significantly harder to debug and maintain.

3. Two Main Approaches:

• Make a self-contained subclass of Thread with the behavior you want.

• Implement the Runnable interface and put behavior in the run method of that object.

© 1996-99 Marty Hall, 1999 Lawrence M. Brown