Mega Code Archive
Determining When a Thread Has Finished
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public class Main {
public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
Thread thread = new MyThread();
thread.start();
if (thread.isAlive()) {
System.out.println("Thread has not finished");
} else {
System.out.println("Finished");
}
long delayMillis = 5000; // 5 seconds
thread.join(delayMillis);
if (thread.isAlive()) {
System.out.println("thread has not finished");
} else {
System.out.println("Finished");
}
thread.join();
}
}
class MyThread extends Thread {
boolean stop = false;
public void run() {
while (true) {
if (stop) {
return;
}
}
}
}
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