Thread class Methods

[sharma ishu]

Which of the following are methods of the Thread class?
1) yield()
2) sleep(long msec)
3) go()
4) stop()
Answer: 1,2 and 4.

Why is option 4 valid?

[Matthew Brown]

Have you looked at the Thread class documentation?: java.lang.Thread#stop()

It's a deprecated method you shouldn't use, though. That might be an old question. Where are you quoting it from?

[sharma ishu]

Matthew Brown wrote:Have you looked at the Thread class documentation?: java.lang.Thread#stop()

It's a deprecated method you shouldn't use, though. That might be an old question. Where are you quoting it from?

This is from a mock test of year 2009.
So, you mean to say that if this question occurs in the exam now then only options 1 and 2 will be correct? Please tell me if I am right or wrong.

[Matthew Brown]

sharma ishu wrote:This is from a mock test of year 2009.
So, you mean to say that if this question occurs in the exam now then only options 1 and 2 will be correct? Please tell me if I am right or wrong.

The method still exists in the Thread class, so 4 would still be correct. But I think it would be a very poor question to ask about deprecated methods. But then, it was already a poor question in 2009. I'd be surprised if the real exam asked it, but I can't be sure they wouldn't.

[sharma ishu]

Matthew Brown wrote:

sharma ishu wrote:This is from a mock test of year 2009.
So, you mean to say that if this question occurs in the exam now then only options 1 and 2 will be correct? Please tell me if I am right or wrong.

The method still exists in the Thread class, so 4 would still be correct. But I think it would be a very poor question to ask about deprecated methods. But then, it was already a poor question in 2009. I'd be surprised if the real exam asked it, but I can't be sure they wouldn't.

It was in some mock test. NOT in real exam.

[Henry Wong]

sharma ishu wrote:
It was in some mock test. NOT in real exam.

Please QuoteYourSources.

Henry