Chapter 12
The java.lang Package

ThreadDeath

Name

ThreadDeath

Synopsis

Class Name:

java.lang.ThreadDeath

Superclass:

java.lang.Error

Immediate Subclasses:

None

Interfaces Implemented:

None

Availability:

JDK 1.0 or later

A ThreadDeath object is thown by the stop() method of a Thread object to kill the thread. Catching ThreadDeath objects is not recommended. If it is necessary to catch a ThreadDeath object, it is important to rethrow the object so that it is possible to cleanly stop the catching thread.

Class Summary

public class java.lang.ThreadDeath extends java.lang.Error {
  // Constructors
  public ThreadDeath();
}

Constructors

ThreadDeath

public ThreadDeath()

Description: This constructor creates a ThreadDeath object with no associated detail message.

Inherited Methods

Method	Inherited From	Method	Inherited From
`clone()`	`Object`	`equals(Object)`	`Object`
`fillInStackTrace()`	`Throwable`	`finalize()`	`Object`
`getClass()`	`Object`	`getLocalizedMessage()`	`Throwable`
`getMessage()`	`Throwable`	`hashCode()`	`Object`
`notify()`	`Object`	`notifyAll()`	`Object`
`printStackTrace()`	`Throwable`	`printStackTrace(PrintStream)`	`Throwable`
`printStackTrace(PrintWriter)`	`Throwable`	`toString()`	`Object`
`wait()`	`Object`	`wait(long)`	`Object`
`wait(long, int)`	`Object`