thread调用start()方法,可以理解为,start()方法通知“线程规划器”此线程已经准备就绪,等待调用线程对象的run()方法。这个过程其实就是让系统安排一个时间来调用Thread中的run()方法,也就是使线程得到运行,启动线程,具有异步执行的效果。如果直接调用代码thread.run()方法,就不是异步执行了,而是同步,那么此线程对象并不交给“线程规划器”来进行处理,而是由main主线程来调用run()方法,也就是必须等run()方法中的代码执行完后才可以执行后面的代码。源代码如下:
public synchronized void start() {
/**
* This method is not invoked for the main method thread or "system"
* group threads created/set up by the VM. Any new functionality added
* to this method in the future may have to also be added to the VM.
*
* A zero status value corresponds to state "NEW".
*/
if (threadStatus != 0)
throw new IllegalThreadStateException();
/* Notify the group that this thread is about to be started
* so that it can be added to the group's list of threads
* and the group's unstarted count can be decremented. */
group.add(this);
boolean started = false;
try {
start0();
started = true;
} finally {
try {
if (!started) {
group.threadStartFailed(this);
}
} catch (Throwable ignore) {
/* do nothing. If start0 threw a Throwable then
it will be passed up the call stack */
}
}
}
private native void start0();
/**
* If this thread was constructed using a separate
* <code>Runnable</code> run object, then that
* <code>Runnable</code> object's <code>run</code> method is called;
* otherwise, this method does nothing and returns.
* <p>
* Subclasses of <code>Thread</code> should override this method.
*
* @see #start()
* @see #stop()
* @see #Thread(ThreadGroup, Runnable, String)
*/
@Override
public void run() {
if (target != null) {
target.run();
}
}
另外,还需要注意一下,执行start()方法的顺序不代表线程启动的顺序。