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//: c13:SimpleThread.java
// Very simple Threading example.
// From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.

public class SimpleThread extends Thread {
    private int countDown = 5;
    private static int threadCount = 0;

    public SimpleThread() {
        super("" + ++threadCount); // Store the thread name
        start();
    }

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

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

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