compile time errors

[Venkat Ramsimha]

public class Fooaw implements Runnable 
{
 void run (Thread t) 
 {
     System.out.println("Running");
 }
 public static void main (String[] args) 
 {
     new thread (new Fooaw()).start();
 }
}

Hi All,
can anybody provide the explanation as why the above program is giving compile time errors

thanks
venkat

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[ May 12, 2005: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]

[Timmy Marks]

You need a run method with no arguments if you implement Runnable

[Kumar J]

Originally posted by Venkat Ramsimha:
public class Fooaw implements Runnable
{
void run (Thread t)
{
System.out.println("Running");
}
public static void main (String[] args)
{
new thread (new Fooaw()).start();
}
}
Hi All,
can anybody provide the explanation as why the above program is giving compile time errors

thanks
venkat

where have you declared thread class ?
and where have u declared run() ?


[ May 12, 2005: Message edited by: Mr Kumar J ]
[ May 12, 2005: Message edited by: Mr Kumar J ]

[Timmy Marks]

Thread is part of java.lang

the run method is defined in the Runnable interface; also part of java.lang

[Kumar J]

Originally posted by Timmy Marks:
Thread is part of java.lang

the run method is defined in the Runnable interface; also part of java.lang

Hi timmy, he has declared thread whose first letter is small t which is not Thread you are talking.and run() as you said earlier he has not defined.

[Timmy Marks]

Ok, I didn't look closely enouth to notice that a thread was instantiated instead of a Thread. Either way, it won't compile because the Runnable interface is not implemented.

[Venkat Ramsimha]

Thats fine but anybody can correct the compile time errors which iam facing and provide the explanation for that?

thanks in advance,
venkat

[Timmy Marks]

We have already told you the two main problems with the code.

With the two corrections mentioned:
1. Runnable interface requires a method
public void run()

2. Thread is a class, thread is a typo

the code will work