Chapter 14. Threads and Concurrent Programming

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OBJECTIVES

After studying this chapter, you will

• Understand the concept of a thread.

• Know how to design and write multithreaded programs.

• Be able to use the THRead class and the Runnable interface.

• Understand the life cycle of a thread.

• Know how to synchronize threads.

OUTLINE

14.1	Introduction
14.2	What Is a Thread?
14.3	From the Java Library: java.lang.Thread
14.4	Thread States and Life Cycle
14.5	Using Threads to Improve Interface Responsiveness
14.6	CASE STUDY: Cooperating Threads
14.7	CASE STUDY: The Game of Pong
	Chapter Summary
	Solutions to Self-Study Exercises
	Exercises