edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.concurrent

Interface ThreadFactory

public interface ThreadFactory

An object that creates new threads on demand. Using thread factories removes hardwiring of calls to Thread#Thread(Runnable) new Thread, enabling applications to use special thread subclasses, priorities, etc.

The simplest implementation of this interface is just:

 class SimpleThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory {
   public Thread newThread(Runnable r) {
     return new Thread(r);
   }
 }
 
The Executors method provides a more useful simple implementation, that sets the created thread context to known values before returning it.

Since: 1.5

Author: Doug Lea

Method Summary
ThreadnewThread(Runnable r)
Constructs a new {@code Thread}.

Method Detail

newThread

public Thread newThread(Runnable r)
Constructs a new {@code Thread}. Implementations may also initialize priority, name, daemon status, {@code ThreadGroup}, etc.

Parameters: r a runnable to be executed by new thread instance

Returns: constructed thread, or {@code null} if the request to create a thread is rejected