why sun recommends this way

From: Madhur Ahuja (ef_at_df.com)
Date: 08/24/04

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    Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 03:32:21 +0530

    Hello

    The final bit of code in HelloWorldSwing--and in all of our examples--looks
    like this:
    javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
            /* create and show the GUI */
        }
    });

    You can copy this code and use it as-is. It might look daunting, but we
    recommend it because it ensures that the GUI won't have a thread-safety
    problem that could break the UI before it even appears onscreen.

    Can anybody explain me, why this is the preferred method of creating GUI
    program. 

    --
Winners dont do different things, they do things differently.
Madhur Ahuja
India
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