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Use a ThreadGroup.

 

class MyThread extends Thread {
  boolean stopped;

  MyThread(ThreadGroup tg, String name) {
    super(tg, name);
    stopped = false;
  }

  public void run() {
    System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName() + " starting.");
    try {
      for (int i = 1; i < 1000; i++) {
        System.out.print(".");
        Thread.sleep(250);
        synchronized (this) {
          if (stopped)
            break;
        }
      }
    } catch (Exception exc) {
      System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName() + " interrupted.");
    }
    System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName() + " exiting.");
  }

  synchronized void myStop() {
    stopped = true;
  }
}

public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
    ThreadGroup tg = new ThreadGroup("My Group");

    MyThread thrd = new MyThread(tg, "MyThread #1");
    MyThread thrd2 = new MyThread(tg, "MyThread #2");
    MyThread thrd3 = new MyThread(tg, "MyThread #3");

    thrd.start();
    thrd2.start();
    thrd3.start();

    Thread.sleep(1000);

    System.out.println(tg.activeCount() + " threads in thread group.");

    Thread thrds[] = new Thread[tg.activeCount()];
    tg.enumerate(thrds);
    for (Thread t : thrds)
      System.out.println(t.getName());

    thrd.myStop();

    Thread.sleep(1000);
    
    System.out.println(tg.activeCount() + " threads in tg.");
    tg.interrupt();
  }
}

   
  

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