How to perform single task by multiple threads in Java?

If you have to perform a single task by many threads, have only one run() method. For example:

Program of performing single task by multiple threads

FileName: TestMultitasking1.java

    class TestMultitasking1 extends Thread{   public void run(){     System.out.println(“task one”);   }   public static void main(String args[]){    TestMultitasking1 t1=new TestMultitasking1();    TestMultitasking1 t2=new TestMultitasking1();    TestMultitasking1 t3=new TestMultitasking1();      t1.start();    t2.start();    t3.start();   }  }  

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Output:

task one  task one  task one

Program of performing single task by multiple threads

FileName: TestMultitasking2.java

    class TestMultitasking2 implements Runnable{  public void run(){  System.out.println(“task one”);  }    public static void main(String args[]){  Thread t1 =new Thread(new TestMultitasking2());//passing annonymous object of TestMultitasking2 class  Thread t2 =new Thread(new TestMultitasking2());    t1.start();  t2.start();     }  }  

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Output:

task one  task one

Note: Each thread run in a separate callstack.

How to perform multiple tasks by multiple threads (multitasking in multithreading)?

If you have to perform multiple tasks by multiple threads,have multiple run() methods.For example:

Program of performing two tasks by two threads

FileName: TestMultitasking3.java

  class Simple1 extends Thread{   public void run(){     System.out.println(“task one”);   }  }    class Simple2 extends Thread{   public void run(){     System.out.println(“task two”);   }  }     class TestMultitasking3{   public static void main(String args[]){    Simple1 t1=new Simple1();    Simple2 t2=new Simple2();      t1.start();    t2.start();   }  }  

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Output:

task one  task two

Same example as above by anonymous class that extends Thread class:

Program of performing two tasks by two threads

FileName: TestMultitasking4.java

    class TestMultitasking4{   public static void main(String args[]){    Thread t1=new Thread(){      public void run(){        System.out.println(“task one”);      }    };    Thread t2=new Thread(){      public void run(){        System.out.println(“task two”);      }    };        t1.start();    t2.start();   }  }  

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Output:

task one  task two

Same example as above by anonymous class that implements Runnable interface:

Program of performing two tasks by two threads

FileName: TestMultitasking5.java

  class TestMultitasking5{   public static void main(String args[]){    Runnable r1=new Runnable(){      public void run(){        System.out.println(“task one”);      }    };      Runnable r2=new Runnable(){      public void run(){        System.out.println(“task two”);      }    };          Thread t1=new Thread(r1);    Thread t2=new Thread(r2);      t1.start();    t2.start();   }  }  

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Output:

task one  task two

Printing even and odd numbers using two threads

To print the even and odd numbers using the two threads, we will use the synchronized block and the notify() method. Observe the following program.

FileName: OddEvenExample.java

  // Java program that prints the odd and even numbers using two threads.  // the time complexity of the program is O(N), where N is the number up to which we   // are displaying the numbers  public class OddEvenExample   {  // Starting the counter  int contr = 1;  static int NUM;  // Method for printing the odd numbers  public void displayOddNumber()  {  // note that synchronized blocks are necessary for the code for getting the desired   // output. If we remove the synchronized blocks, we will get an exception.  synchronized (this)  {  // Printing the numbers till NUM  while (contr < NUM)   {  // If the contr is even then display  while (contr % 2 == 0)   {  // handling the exception handle  try   {  wait();  }  catch (InterruptedException ex)   {  ex.printStackTrace();  }  }  // Printing the number  System.out.print(contr + ” “);  // Incrementing the contr   contr = contr + 1;  // notifying the thread which is waiting for this lock   notify();  }  }  }  // Method for printing the even numbers  public void displayEvenNumber()  {  synchronized (this)  {  // Printing the number till NUM  while (contr < NUM)   {  // If the count is odd then display  while (contr % 2 == 1)   {  // handling the exception  try   {  wait();  }  catch (InterruptedException ex)   {  ex.printStackTrace();  }  }  // Printing the number  System.out.print(contr + ” “);  // Incrementing the contr  contr = contr +1;  // Notifying to the 2nd thread  notify();  }  }  }  // main method  public static void main(String[] argvs)  {  // The NUM is given  NUM = 20;  // creating an object of the class OddEvenExample  OddEvenExample oe = new OddEvenExample();  // creating a thread th1  Thread th1 = new Thread(new Runnable()   {  public void run()  {  // invoking the method displayEvenNumber() using the thread th1  oe.displayEvenNumber();  }  });  // creating a thread th2  Thread th2 = new Thread(new Runnable()   {  public void run()  {  // invoking the method displayOddNumber() using the thread th2  oe.displayOddNumber();  }  });  // starting both of the threads  th1.start();  th2.start();  }  }  

Output:

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