setDaemon

[Zak Nixon]

Can anyone explain this method?
Thread t = new Thread();
setDaemon(t);
Thanks
Zak

[Harwinder Bhatia]

Hi Zak

Thread t = new Thread();
setDaemon(t);

The setDaemon method in the Thread class is 'not' overloaded and is defined as:

public final void setDaemon(boolean on) 

It takes a boolean argument and 'not' a Thread object as argument. If your example is referring to the setDaemon method in the Thread class, then it will 'not' compile. If it's overridden in your custom class, then it's a whole different story.
Hope that will help.
Thanks
Harwinder