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.

Since:

1.5

Enum Constant Summary

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

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, getDeclaringClass, getValues, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

BLOCKED

public static final Thread.State BLOCKED

The thread is blocked and waiting for a lock.

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.

TERMINATED

public static final Thread.State TERMINATED

The thread has been terminated.

TIMED_WAITING

public static final Thread.State TIMED_WAITING

The thread is waiting for a specified amount of time.

WAITING

public static final Thread.State WAITING

The thread is waiting.

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