How to properly stop the Thread in Java?

Question

I need a solution to properly stop the thread in Java.

I have IndexProcessorclass which implements the Runnable interface:

public class          


        

Answer 1

Some supplementary info. Both flag and interrupt are suggested in the Java doc.

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/concurrency/threadPrimitiveDeprecation.html

private volatile Thread blinker;

public void stop() {
    blinker = null;
}

public void run() {
    Thread thisThread = Thread.currentThread();
    while (blinker == thisThread) {
        try {
            Thread.sleep(interval);
        } catch (InterruptedException e){
        }
        repaint();
    }
}

For a thread that waits for long periods (e.g., for input), use Thread.interrupt

public void stop() {
     Thread moribund = waiter;
      waiter = null;
      moribund.interrupt();
 }