Thread.sleep()

[Mohit Agarwal]

on page 510 k&B,
It says that you can't be certain that how long a thread will actually run before it gets put to sleep.

 
class T extends Thread {
 public static void main(String[] a) {
  T t=new T();
 t.start();
 }
 public void run() {
 for(int i=0;i<3;i++) {
  System.out.println(i);
 try{
    Thread.sleep(5000);
    }catch(InterruptedException ie){}
 }
}
}

I want to know whether the thread will sleep with each iteration or can it skip the sleep method and will sleep arbitrarily.

Pls. let me know.


Mohit Agarwal
Would Be SCJP.

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"The will to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare"
[ September 30, 2004: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]

[Barry Gaunt]

It will sleep for at least 5 seconds during each of three iterations. Provided another thread does not interrupt the thread when its sleeping.
[ September 30, 2004: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]