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Naming Thread
- Thread class provides methods to alter then it get the name of the thread.
- By default, each thread have a name i.e. thread-0, thread-1 and so on.
- We can change the name of the thread by using the setName() method.
Syntax
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| public String getName() | Used to return the name of a thread. |
| public void setName(String name) | Used to change the name of a thread. |
Sample Code
public class MultiNaming extends Thread{
public void run(){
System.out.println("Welcome to wikitechy tutorials!!!...");
}
public static void main(String args[]){
MultiNaming time1=new MultiNaming();
MultiNaming time2=new MultiNaming();
System.out.println("Name of t1:"+time1.getName());
System.out.println("Name of t2:"+time2.getName());
time1.start();
time2.start();
time1.setName("John Haakley");
System.out.println("After changing name of t1:"+time1.getName());
}
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Name of t1:Thread-0
Name of t2:Thread-1
After changing name of t1:John Haakley
Welcome to wikitechy tutorials!!!...
Welcome to wikitechy tutorials!!!...Current Thread
- The currentThread() method returns a reference of presently executing thread.
Syntax
Sample Code
public class MultiNaming1 extends Thread{
public void run(){
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName());
}
public static void main(String args[]){
MultiNaming1 time1=new MultiNaming1();
MultiNaming1 time2=new MultiNaming1();
time1.start();
time2.start();
}
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Output
Thread-1
Thread-0