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Introduction to java threadsPresented by developerWorks, your source for great of ContentsIf you're viewing this document online, you can click any of the topics below to link directly to that About this thread A thread 's threads Sharing access to Synchronization Additional thread API Wrapup and to java threadsPage 1 of 30Section 1. About this tutorialWhat is this tutorial about?This tutorial explores the basics of threads -- what they are, why they are useful, and how toget started writing simple programs that use will also explore the basic building blocks of more sophisticated threading applications --how to exchange data between threads , how to control threads , and how threads cancommunicate with each I take this tutorial?This tutorial is for java programmers who have a good working knowledge of the Javalanguage, but who have limited experience with multithreading or the completion of this tutorial, you should be able to write simple programs that usethreads.

performance. In particular, using multiple threads will not make a CPU-bound program run any faster on a single-processor system. Example: Using a thread for timing and a …

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