Java tutorial
public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { ThreadGroupDemo tg = new ThreadGroupDemo(); } } class ThreadGroupDemo implements Runnable { public ThreadGroupDemo() { ThreadGroup pGroup = new ThreadGroup("Parent ThreadGroup"); ThreadGroup cGroup = new ThreadGroup(pGroup, "Child ThreadGroup"); Thread t1 = new Thread(pGroup, this); System.out.println("Starting " + t1.getName()); t1.start(); Thread t2 = new Thread(cGroup, this); System.out.println("Starting " + t2.getName()); t2.start(); // determine which ThreadGroup is parent boolean isParent = pGroup.parentOf(cGroup); System.out.println(pGroup.getName() + " is the parent of " + cGroup.getName() + "? " + isParent); isParent = cGroup.parentOf(pGroup); System.out.println(cGroup.getName() + " is the parent of " + pGroup.getName() + "? " + isParent); } public void run() { System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName() + " finished executing."); } }