This enumerated
type defines the possible
states
of a thread. Call the getState(
) method of a Thread
object to obtain one of the enumerated constants defined here. A
NEW thread has not been started yet, and a
TERMINATED tHRead has exited. A
BLOCKED thread is waiting to enter a
synchronized method or block. A
WAITING thread is waiting in
Object.wait( ), Thread.join( ),
or a similar method. A
TIMED_WAITING thread is waiting but is subject to a
timeout, such as in THRead.sleep( ) or the timed
versions of Object.wait( ) and
Thread.join( ). Finally, a thread that has been
started and has not yet exited and is not blocked or waiting is
RUNNABLE. This does not mean that the operating
system is currently running it or that it is even making any forward
progress, but that it is at least available to run when the operating
system gives it the CPU.
public enum Thread.State {
// Enumerated Constants
NEW,
RUNNABLE,
BLOCKED,
WAITING,
TIMED_WAITING,
TERMINATED;
// Public Class Methods
public static Thread.State valueOf(String name);
public static final Thread.State[ ] values( );
}
