Java tutorial
public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Thread t = Thread.currentThread(); System.out.println("main Thread Priority:" + t.getPriority()); Thread t1 = new Thread(); System.out.println("Thread(t1) Priority:" + t1.getPriority()); t.setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY); System.out.println("main Thread Priority:" + t.getPriority()); Thread t2 = new Thread(); System.out.println("Thread(t2) Priority:" + t2.getPriority()); // Change thread t2 priority to minimum t2.setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY); System.out.println("Thread(t2) Priority:" + t2.getPriority()); } }