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What is the function of the string in this statement?
This is actually two questions in one.
#1 The string "thread1" at the end of line 1 of the following code - is this the name of the new MyClass created?
#2 If the string is the name being given to the new MyClass (as I believe it is), then, which object is calling the method in line 2? The Thread, or the object of MyClass? ..........and....... does it matter?
Thread thread1 = new Thread(new MyClass(), "thread1"); thread1.start();
Re: What is the function of the string in this statement?
What does the API doc for the Thread class say?The string "thread1" at the end of line 1
The second statement uses the reference to the Thread object to call one of the Thread class's methods.
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FightingIrishman (January 15th, 2022)
Re: What is the function of the string in this statement?
I'm learning from a book of example programs with very little explanation so I don't always have the technical language to know what I'm looking for.
I'll bare in mind this API doc though, but for now I have this book and another to get through afterwards called "Efficient Java".
I guess if I look at it and consider everything inside the parentheses to be arguments that are being send to a constructor of the Thread class, then I could look at the available constructors of the thread class and try and find a match.
It's not always immediately obvious but it's getting moreso - thanks for your help Norm.
Re: What is the function of the string in this statement?
Having a shortcut to the API doc in a browser is very important. I look at it many times a day when doing any programming.I'll bare in mind this API doc
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FightingIrishman (January 15th, 2022)
Re: What is the function of the string in this statement?
Ok. I'm sold. Cheers!
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