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//: c13:Interrupt.java
// Using interrupt() to break out of a blocked thread.
// From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.
import java.util.*;

class Blocked extends Thread {
    public Blocked() {
        System.out.println("Starting Blocked");
        start();
    }

    public void run() {
        try {
            synchronized (this) {
                wait(); // Blocks
            }
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            System.out.println("Interrupted");
        }
        System.out.println("Exiting run()");
    }
}

public class Interrupt {
    static Blocked blocked = new Blocked();

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new Timer(true).schedule(new TimerTask() {
            public void run() {
                System.out.println("Preparing to interrupt");
                blocked.interrupt();
                blocked = null; // to release it
            }
        }, 2000); // run() after 2000 milliseconds
    }
} ///:~