sleep method

[memati bas]

Hi,
Can anyone explain the exact usage purpose of the sleep method in thread ?

[Kj Reddy]

Originally posted by memati bas:
Hi,
Can anyone explain the exact usage purpose of the sleep method in thread ?

Causes the current executing thread to sleep for the specified time(in milliseconds) but it do not lose ownership of any monitors.

[memati bas]

What do you imply by saying " sleep " ??
Please explain...

[Roy Ben Ami]

From Google:

Suspend process execution pending occurrence of an event; the term �block� is also used.

Basically, it means that the current thread does nothing for that time period (simply waits/blocks).

[memati bas]

Oh thanks,
I think I kept the idea now...

[amod gole]

hi memati bas,

using sleep method we are causing current to sleep for specific time
and once that thread is sleep it leaves a cpu and another thread can start their excecution

rememeber(at any instance of time cpu executes only one process)

[memati bas]

Oh, thanks amod gole.
It is really explanaitory...