thread question in k&b's book for 1.5 (3)

[Anna Chu]

The 17th question in chapter 9 self test:
public class TwoThreads {
static Thread laurel, hardy;
public static void main(String[] args) {
laurel = new Thread() {
public void run() {
System.out.println("A");
try {
hardy.sleep(1000);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("B");
}
System.out.println("C");
}
};
hardy = new Thread() {
public void run() {
System.out.println("D");
try {
laurel.wait();
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("E");
}
System.out.println("F");
}
};
laurel.start();
hardy.start();
}
}

I think the code cannot compile because "hardy.sleep(1000)" is not correct since sleep() is a static function of Thread class, it should not be invoked by an instance.

[Surendra Kumar]

Static methods can be called using class name or an instance reference.
But the latter is not good practice.