在一个系统中,如果线程数量很多.而且功能分配比较明确.就可以将相同的功能的线程放在一个线程组里.
public class ThreadGroupName implements Runnable { /** * When an object implementing interface <code>Runnable</code> is used * to create a thread, starting the thread causes the object's * <code>run</code> method to be called in that separately executing * thread. * <p> * The general contract of the method <code>run</code> is that it may * take any action whatsoever. * * @see Thread#run() */ @Override public void run() { String groupAndName = Thread.currentThread().getThreadGroup().getName() + "_" + Thread.currentThread().getName(); while (true) { System.out.println("I am " + groupAndName); try { Thread.sleep(3000); } catch (InterruptedException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } } public static void main(String[] args) { ThreadGroup tg = new ThreadGroup("PrintGroup"); Thread t1 = new Thread(tg, new ThreadGroupName(), "T1"); Thread t2 = new Thread(tg, new ThreadGroupName(), "T2"); t1.start(); t2.start(); System.out.println(tg.activeCount()); tg.list(); } }
这里展示了线程组两个重要的功能,activeCount()可以获得活动线程的总数,但由于线程是动态的,因此这个值是估计值,list()方法打印这个线程组中的所有线程的信息!
线程组里还有一个值得注意的方法stop() 他会停止线程组中所有的线程,他的问题和Thread.stop()相同的问题.