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Hi,
Can somebody explain the output for the code below. I dont think if we can call the run method explicity. it is implicitly called when start() method is invoked.
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Hi neha

First of all,we can explicitly call run().Its just like some other x() in a class.
But note that calling the run() in the code does not start a new Thread.

new A().run();
This calls the run() method and doesnot start a new thread.

A new thread starts running only by calling the start() method.

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Praveen SP
 
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HI.........................

First of all make it clear that we can call a run() method explicitly.
But sun microsystem programmers have written a lots of code in start() method in native languauges for allocation of memory and for certain other important criteria.So they suggest using start() method for invoking a thread.If we are using run() method for invoking thread there might occur some problem with your code in the operating syatem environment.
 
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Neha, it is very simple.

When you call run() directly it does not create a new thread. Calling start() only creates a new thread.

So in the code below you start a new thread with name T1. Then:
new A().run();---just calls run(), no new thread
new Thread(new A(),"T2").run();---just calls run(), no new thread
new Thread(new A(),"T3").start();-----creates a new thread with name T3



Hope i'm able to provide some meaningfool explanation.

regards,
Gitesh
 
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