[Java] Sleeping a thread

Sleeping a thread

- It is used to sleep a thread for the specified amount of time

1. Syntax

- public static void sleep(long miliseconds)throws InterruptedExceptioin

- public static void sleep(long miliseconds, int nanos)throws InterruptedException

2. Example

public class Sleeping extends Thread{ public void run(){ for(int i = 1; i<5;i++){ try{ Thread.sleep(500); }catch(InterruptedException e){ System.out.println(e); } System.out.println(i); } } public static void main(String[]args){ Sleeping t1 =new Sleeping(); Sleeping t2 =new Sleeping(); t1.start(); t2.start(); } }

- At a time only one thread is executed

- If you sleep a thread for the specified time, the thread schedular pick up another thread