CHAPTER 16
Multi-threading
What is a thread? A thread executes a sequence of steps. The code in a method defines a series of actions. A thread executes the statements in a method sequentially. A thread is a sequence of execution. The statements in a method define a sequence of execution. A thread executes statements in a method one by one. Some of the statements being executed result in invocation of another method or constructor.
Every thread has a task, which it is executing. The task for a thread is defined in a method, which it is supposed to finish. What is required by a thread for executing the task (method)? In Java a thread uses a runtime stack to carry out its task. Initially the runtime stack is loaded with the method (frame is created) ...
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