Parent Thread stops then does child thread also stop?

hi i had a doubt. In java if i am spawning child thread(s) from a thread other than the main thread of the program, and i stop the parent thread, will the child thread also stop? or do I have to stop the child thread explicitly?(one way of doing this is by using join() method).
In other words if i plan to interrupt the Parent thread then will the child thread also get interrupted and hence stop?
please do let me know.
regards
sudha

No, the child will be independant - if you want to interrupt it, you must do so separately.

Hi Mr.Jim Yingst,
Thank you for replying so promptly and clearing my doubt.
regards
sudha