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// : c13:YieldingThread.java
// Suggesting when to switch threads with yield().
// From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.

public class YieldingThread extends Thread {

    private int countDown = 5;

    private static int threadCount = 0;

    public YieldingThread() {
        super("" + ++threadCount);
        start();
    }

    public String toString() {
        return "#" + getName() + ": " + countDown;
    }

    public void run() {
        while (true) {
            System.out.println(this);
            if (--countDown == 0)
                return;
            yield();
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
            new YieldingThread();
    }
} ///:~