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ThreadFactory

public interface ThreadFactory

java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory


An object that creates new threads on demand. Using thread factories removes hardwiring of calls to Thread#Thread(Runnable), 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#defaultThreadFactory method provides a more useful simple implementation, that sets the created thread context to known values before returning it.

Summary

Public methods

abstract Thread newThread(Runnable r)

Constructs a new Thread.

Public methods

newThread

public abstract Thread newThread (Runnable r)

Constructs a new Thread. Implementations may also initialize priority, name, daemon status, ThreadGroup, etc.

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

Returns
Thread constructed thread, or null if the request to create a thread is rejected