Re: Newbie: Thread myThread = Thread.currentThread(); ????

From: Bjorn Abelli (DoNotSpam.bjorn_abelli_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/19/03 

Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 18:03:23 +0100

"Zalek Bloom" ...

[Please don't crosspost.
 Followup set to only comp.lang.java.help]

> What is a meaning of the line:
> Thread myThread = Thread.currentThread();

It returns the Thread-instance currently executing.

> I would understand if it was written:
> Thread myThread = new Thread() ;
> myThread = myThread.currentThread();

What you would accomplish with that is to create a *new* Thread, and in the
next sentence just abandon it, since the variable will get the reference to
another Thread-instance.

> public void run() {
> Thread myThread = Thread.currentThread();
> while (clockThread == myThread) {

It's a construction to make sure that it really is the designated Thread
you're working with, in case you have started other Threads as well.

// Bjorn A

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