Java Training : Java Thread Programming

Threads are commonly used in any non-trivial Java applications. This course is a 2-day class designed to cover all the thread facilities present in the Java JDK, discuss some common thread patterns and strategies to avoid race conditions and deadlocks. The course will illustrate the topics covered with extensive code examples and lab work.

Java Training Prerequisites

Familiarity with the basic Java language and a rudimentary understanding of threads is helpful. An introduction on threads is included to fill the knowledge gaps of those not completely familiar with the topic.

Java Training Course duration

2 Days

Java Training Learning Objectives

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

Introduce threads and justify their need
Illustrate some common situations where threads are helpful
Allow students to be comfortable with programming multi-threaded applications
Illustrate common thread patterns with code examples
Show the tradeoffs of different design choices

Java Training Course outline

Introduction to Java Threads

Threads are the Answer!
What's the Problem?
Concurrent Execution
Threads to the Rescue!
Thread Mechanics
Threads and Memory
Threads in Java

Thread Basics

A Non-Threaded App
The Thread Class
Using the Thread Class
Extend Thread
Write a Runnable Class
Which is Better?
Additional Thoughts
Thread Control
Pausing a Thread
Suspend / Resume
Stopping a Thread
The Current Thread

Thread States

The Life of a Thread
New Thread
Runnable State
Interrupting a Thread
Dead State
Testing Thread State

Thread Scheduling

Thread Priority
Thread Scheduling
A Scheduling Example
Thread Starvation
Starvation 1
Starvation 2
Time Slicing

Thread Safety I: Basics

Race Conditions
Synchronization
Synchronized Methods
Synchronized Blocks
Methods vs. Blocks?
Synchronization Tips

Thread Safety II: Advanced Techniques

Controlling Sequence
A Flawed Solution
Wait & Notify
wait( )
notify( ) & notifyAll( )
Deadlock Revisited
Deadlock Solutions
More Thread Safety Tips

Other Thread Features

Daemon Threads
Thread Groups
Why ThreadGroups?
Creating a ThreadGroup
Assigning Threads to Groups
Operating on A Group
Limiting Priorities
Destroying ThreadGroups
Listing Contents: Threads
Listing Contents: Groups
Thread Security
Enforcing Security

Controlling Threads

eprecated Methods
stop( )
suspend( ) / resume( )

Hardware/Software Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Intel-based PC Workstation

Windows 95, 98 or NT
Minimum 486 33Mhz Processor
Minimum of 32 MB memory

SUN Solaris/SPARC

Minimum of 32 MB memory

Software Requirements

Java 2 Standard Edition software and documentation*
Adobe Acrobat Reader*
Student files
Text editor*

Contact Information
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