Java, A Beginner's Guide, 5th Edition, 5th Edition

Creating a Thread

You create a thread by instantiating an object of type Thread. The Thread class encapsulates an object that is runnable. As mentioned, Java defines two ways in which you can create a runnable object:

You can implement the Runnable interface.

You can extend the Thread class.

Most of the examples in this chapter will use the approach that implements Runnable. However, Try This 11-1 shows how to implement a thread by extending Thread. Remember: Both approaches still use the Thread class to instantiate, access, and control the thread. ...