// This appears in Core Web Programming from
// Prentice Hall Publishers, and may be freely used
// or adapted. 1997 Marty Hall, hall@apl.jhu.edu.

public class DriverClass extends SomeClass {
  ...
  public void startAThread() {
    // Create a Thread object
    ThreadClass thread = new ThreadClass();
    // Start it in a separate process
    thread.start();
    ...
  }
}