Chapter 14: Concurrent Programming Using Java Threads
Note: this page applies to the now-obsolete first edition of the book. For
the second edition, please see
http://www.corewebprogramming.com.
This chapter of
Core Web Programming (pages 748-793) shows how to use
multi-threading in Java. Covers the two basic threading mechanisms,
race conditions, synchronization, the Thread and ThreadGroup API,
and various approaches to multi-threaded graphics.
Pure 1.1 Version:
In order to support Netscape 2, Netscape 3,
the standard (unpatched) version of Netscape 4.01-4.05, and Internet Explorer
3, several examples use Java 1.02 AWT methods.
If you are not interested in supporting these browsers, a
pure 1.1 version is available
separately.