Java Thread.join(long millis)
Syntax
Thread.join(long millis) has the following syntax.
public final void join(long millis) throws InterruptedException
Example
In the following code shows how to use Thread.join(long millis) method.
/* w ww. j a v a 2s . c o m*/
public class Main {
public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
Thread t = new Thread(new ThreadDemo());
t.start();
// waits at most 2000 milliseconds for this thread to die.
t.join(2000);
// after waiting for 2000 milliseconds...
System.out.print(t.getName());
System.out.println(", status = " + t.isAlive());
}
}
class ThreadDemo implements Runnable {
public void run() {
Thread t = Thread.currentThread();
System.out.print(t.getName());
System.out.println(", status = " + t.isAlive());
}
}