Pausing a Thread: set a variable that the thread checks occasionally, call Object.wait() : Thread Status « Threads « Java

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Java » Threads » Thread Status Screenshots  Pausing a Thread: set a variable that the thread checks occasionally, call Object.wait()   public class Main {   public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {     MyThread thread = new MyThread();     thread.start();     while (true) {       synchronized (thread) {         thread.pause = true;       }       synchronized (thread) {         thread.pause = false;         thread.notify();       }     }   } } class MyThread extends Thread {   boolean pause = false;   public void run() {     while (true) {       synchronized (this) {         while (pause) {           try {             wait();           } catch (Exception e) {           }         }       }     }   } }        Related examples in the same category 1.  Is thread alive 2.  Thread sleep 3.  Another way to stop a thread 4.  Another way to suspend and resume 5.  Visual suspend and resume 6.  Thread sleep and interrupt 7.  Daemon Thread 8.  Pausing the Current Thread: a thread can temporarily stop execution. 9.  set Uncaught Exception Handler 10.  Monitor a thread's status. 11.  Pause the execution 12.  Interrupt a thread. 13.  Stopping a Thread: set a variable that the thread checks occasionally 14.  Determining When a Thread Has Finished 15.  Add a delay 16.  Pause the execution of a thread using sleep()