Java 9 Concurrency Cookbook - Second Edition

How to do it...

Follow these steps to implement the example:

1. Create a class named MyThread that extends the Thread class:

        public class MyThread extends Thread {

2. Declare three private Date attributes named creationDate, startDate, and finishDate:

        private final Date creationDate;         private Date startDate;         private Date finishDate;

3. Implement a constructor of the class. It receives the name and the Runnable object to be executed as parameters. Initialize the creation date of the thread:

        public MyThread(Runnable target, String name ){           super(target,name);           creationDate = new Date();         }

4. Implement the run() method. Store the start date of the thread, call the run() method of the parent class, and store the finish date of the execution: ...