Run method question

[Dinesh Tahiliani]

Can we overload or override the run method of thread?
If yes, can you explain me with example please...

[ramesh maredu]

run method is also like normal method we can overload and override it,in fact it is already overrided in Thread class, it is actually from Runnable interface.
If we override run method in our class when thread is started it will call our run method,but if we overload it,it will not get called automatically.

  
 
package com.threads;
 
public class ThreadTest3
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
TestThread31 thread31 = new TestThread31();
thread31.start();
}
}
 
class TestThread31 extends Thread
{
public void run()
{
System.out.println("ThreadTest3.run()");
run("test");
}
 
public void run(String string)
{
System.out.println("ThreadTest3.run(String)");
}
 
}
  

[Ben Souther]

Again...
Dinesh, wouldn't it have been faster and more meaningful for you to try do do this in a small program of your own?