Stopping a Thread in Java?

Question

I\'m in the process of writing a piece of code that connects to a server spawns a bunch of threads using that connection and does a bunch of \"stuff\".

There are cer

Answer 1

private Thread m_CleanupThread = null; 

public void threadCleanUp(){
    m_CleanupThread = new Thread(this);
    m_CleanupThread.Start();
}

This thread will terminate and garbage collector will do the rest.

Answer 2

Look here :

Suggested Methods for Stopping a Thread in HowToStopAThread

Answer 3

Assuming your threads are reasonably under your control - i.e. they're not calling anything which is going to potentially wait forever without your code executing - I would shut it down with a simple (but thread-safe - use volatile!) flag.

See this article for an example in C# - the Java equivalent should be easy to work out. Calling interrupt won't have any effect until the thread next waits, and stop can leave your app in a hard-to-predict state. Wherever possible, go for a clean, orderly shutdown instead.

Answer 4

There is an question with a very similar topic:

How to abort a thread in a fast and clean way in java

Answer 5

Use your_thread.interrupt and check in your thread if Thread.interrupted() return true. If so, close your thread properly.

Answer 6

I've used this very simply example pattern. It seems to work and is easy to understand and implement.