Threads vs Runnable
class ImplementsRunnable implements Runnable {
private int counter = 0;
public void run() {
counter++;
System.out.println("ImplementsRunnable : Counter : " + counter);
}
}
class ExtendsThread extends Thread {
private int counter = 0;
public void run() {
counter++;
System.out.println("ExtendsThread : Counter : " + counter);
}
}
public class ThreadVsRunnable {
public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
//Multiple threads share the same object.
ImplementsRunnable rc = new ImplementsRunnable();
Thread t1 = new Thread(rc);
t1.start();
Thread.sleep(1000); // Waiting for 1 second before starting next thread
Thread t2 = new Thread(rc);
t2.start();
Thread.sleep(1000); // Waiting for 1 second before starting next thread
Thread t3 = new Thread(rc);
t3.start();
//Creating new instance for every thread access.
ExtendsThread tc1 = new ExtendsThread();
tc1.start();
Thread.sleep(1000); // Waiting for 1 second before starting next thread
ExtendsThread tc2 = new ExtendsThread();
tc2.start();
Thread.sleep(1000); // Waiting for 1 second before starting next thread
ExtendsThread tc3 = new ExtendsThread();
tc3.start();
}
}Output
ImplementsRunnable : Counter : 1
ImplementsRunnable : Counter : 2
ImplementsRunnable : Counter : 3
ExtendsThread : Counter : 1
ExtendsThread : Counter : 1
ExtendsThread : Counter : 1Reference: https://manikandanmv.wordpress.com/tag/extends-thread-vs-implements-runnable/