Create a second thread by extending Thread : Create Thread « Thread « Java Tutorial

class NewThread extends Thread {

  NewThread() {
    super("Demo Thread");
    System.out.println("Child thread: " + this);
    start(); // Start the thread
  }

  public void run() {
    try {
      for (int i = 5; i > 0; i--) {
        System.out.println("Child Thread: " + i);
        Thread.sleep(500);
      }
    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
      System.out.println("Child interrupted.");
    }
    System.out.println("Exiting child thread.");
  }
}

class ExtendThread {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    new NewThread(); // create a new thread

    try {
      for (int i = 5; i > 0; i--) {
        System.out.println("Main Thread: " + i);
        Thread.sleep(1000);
      }
    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
      System.out.println("Main thread interrupted.");
    }
    System.out.println("Main thread exiting.");
  }
}

10.1.Create Thread
	10.1.1.	Creating a Thread
	10.1.2.	Creating Thread: Deriving a Subclass of Thread
	10.1.3.	Creating Thread Objects: Implementing the run() Method in Runnable interface
	10.1.4.	Create a second thread.
	10.1.5.	Create a second thread by extending Thread
	10.1.6.	Create multiple threads.