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/**
 * @author  Michael Thomas - michael@michael-thomas.com
 * @version 1.0 07/04/08
 */

package firststeps;

public class ThreadsHelloWorldWaysThread extends Thread {

	/* 
	 * 2nd option to create a Thread.
	 * Not as popular or flexible but very easy.
	 * Not as flexible because your class must subclass "Threads".
	 * Not as popular because it is not as flexible as implementing "Runnable".
	*/

	public ThreadsHelloWorldWaysThread(String strThreadName) {
		//Class constructor - We use this to give a name we specify to the Object.
		super(strThreadName);
	}

	public ThreadsHelloWorldWaysThread() {
		//Class constructor - We need this because we specified the constructor above!
		super();
	}

	public void run() {
        String strThreadName = Thread.currentThread().getName();
        System.out.println(strThreadName + " - Hello World from a thread! (subclasses Thread)");
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {

    	//Creates a new thread. TheJVM gives the thread a name.
    	ThreadsHelloWorldWaysThread objThreadHW1 = new ThreadsHelloWorldWaysThread();
    	objThreadHW1.start();

    	//Creates a new thread. The JVM gives the thread a name.
    	(new ThreadsHelloWorldWaysThread()).start(); //One line example.

    	//Creates a new thread named ThreadHW2.
    	ThreadsHelloWorldWaysThread objThreadHW2 = new ThreadsHelloWorldWaysThread("ThreadHW2");
    	objThreadHW2.start();
    	
    	//Creates a new thread named ThreadOneLine1
    	(new ThreadsHelloWorldWaysThread("ThreadOneLine1")).start(); //One line option

    	//Anonymous class thread.
        new Thread(new Runnable() {
            public void run() { 
            	String strThreadName = Thread.currentThread().getName();
            	System.out.println(strThreadName + " - Hello World from a thread! (anonymous class) (subclasses Thread)"); 
            }
        },"ThreadAnonymousClass").start();

    }

}