// Fig. 23.5: ThreadCreator.java
// Creating and starting three threads to execute Runnables.
import java.lang.Thread;

public class ThreadCreator
{
   public static void main( String[] args )
   {
      System.out.println( "Creating threads" );

      // create each thread with a new targeted runnable
      Thread thread1 = new Thread( new PrintTask( "task1" ) );
      Thread thread2 = new Thread( new PrintTask( "task2" ) );
      Thread thread3 = new Thread( new PrintTask( "task3" ) );

      System.out.println( "Threads created, starting tasks." );

      // start threads and place in runnable state
      thread1.start(); // invokes task1’s run method
      thread2.start(); // invokes task2’s run method
      thread3.start(); // invokes task3’s run method

      System.out.println( "Tasks started, main ends.\n" );
   } // end main
} // end class RunnableTester   
     


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