Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Enumeration; import java.util.Vector; public class Main { private static Vector threads = new Vector(); /** * Convention is to use class name of the class performing the task as thread name * @param threadName */ public static void interrupt(String threadName) { Enumeration e = threads.elements(); while (e.hasMoreElements()) { Thread t = (Thread) e.nextElement(); if (t.getName().equals(threadName)) { t.interrupt(); } } } }