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What can cause a thread to stop executing?
1) The program exits via a call to System.exit(0);
2) Another thread is given a higher priority
3) A call to the thread's stop method.
4) A call to the halt method of the Thread class
Answers 1,3 ( or 2 ?)
Can I answer 2 also ? As it is not true always.
 
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hi there
i think if u call the yeild() method on the current lower-priorty(lower cause another thread has been given higher priority), the thread schedular will c there's a higher-priority and will probably execute the higher-priority thread moving the lower-priority thread into ready-to-run state.
 
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Drophinboy,
but option 2 didn't mentioned call to yield() or result of yeild().
 
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hi Ishaan
i don't think the thread scheduler checks for higher-priority threads unless the current thread yields/dies/interuppted, so just increasing another thread's priority won't stop the current thread.
 
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Yes thats why I am confused. In mock exam option 2 is given in answer list.
lets wait for others views.
 
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hi Ishaan
just read in a book i have, the words verbatim
"It can get moved out of the CPU by a higher-priority thread that becomes ready to execute"
Book Name:Complete Java 2 Certification(Robert,Heller,Ernest)
 
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Answer is 1, 2, and 3.
1 will always stop it from executing
2 can on some machines cause it to stop. Not guaranteed, but question says can cause a thread to stop
3 will stop it from executing
4 there is not halt method
Bill

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Hi
i think 2 is correct because even in time slicing the thread will be stopped from execution atleast for a while and in other os it will have to relinquish control any way
any comments???
 
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