Package java.lang

Enum Thread.State

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Thread.State>

java.lang.Thread.State

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Thread.State>

Enclosing class:

Thread

public static enum Thread.State
extends Enum<Thread.State>

A representation of a thread's state. A given thread may only be in one state at a time.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
BLOCKED	The thread is blocked and waiting for a lock.
NEW	The thread has been created, but has never been started.
RUNNABLE	The thread may be run.
TERMINATED	The thread has been terminated.
TIMED_WAITING	The thread is waiting for a specified amount of time.
WAITING	The thread is waiting.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Thread.State	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Thread.State[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, getSharedConstants, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

NEW

public static final Thread.State NEW

The thread has been created, but has never been started.

RUNNABLE

public static final Thread.State RUNNABLE

The thread may be run.

BLOCKED

public static final Thread.State BLOCKED

The thread is blocked and waiting for a lock.

WAITING

public static final Thread.State WAITING

The thread is waiting.

TIMED_WAITING

public static final Thread.State TIMED_WAITING

The thread is waiting for a specified amount of time.

TERMINATED

public static final Thread.State TERMINATED

The thread has been terminated.

Method Detail

values

public static Thread.State[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (Thread.State c : Thread.State.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Thread.State valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null