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class MyThread extends Thread {
  public void run() {
    for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
      System.out.println("Counting: " + i);
    }
  }
}

public class MainClass {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    MyThread ct = new MyThread();
    ct.start(); // start(), not run()
  }
}

Counting: 1
Counting: 2
Counting: 3
Counting: 4
Counting: 5
Counting: 6
Counting: 7
Counting: 8
Counting: 9
Counting: 10








7.2.Thread Starting
7.2.1.To make a thread execute, you call its start() method.
7.2.2.To start a thread: construct an instance of MyThread and then invoke its start() method
7.2.3.Starting a Thread
7.2.4.Instantiates a thread and gives it a name, and then the name is printed out from the run() method
7.2.5.Starting and Running Multiple Threads