[Java] Joining a thread

Joining a thread

- join() waits for a thread to die

1. Syntax

- public void join()throws InterruptedException

- public void join(long milliseconds)throws InterruptedException

2. Example

public class join extends Thread{ public void run(){ for(int i = 0 ; i < 5; i++){ try{ Thread.sleep(500); }catch(Exception e){ System.out.println(e); } System.out.println(i); } } public static void main(String[]args){ join t1 = new join(); join t2 = new join(); join t3 = new join(); t1.start(); try{ t1.join(); }catch(Exception e){ System.out.println(e); } t2.start(); t3.start(); } }