Enum Thread.State
java.lang
java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Enum<Thread.State>
      java.lang.Thread.State
All Implemented Interfaces:
Comparable<Thread.State>, java.io.Serializable
Enclosing class:
Thread
public static enum Thread.State
extends Enum<Thread.State>
A thread state. A thread can be in one of the following states:

A thread can be in only one state at a given point in time. These states are virtual machine states which do not reflect any operating system thread states.

Since:
1.5
See Also:
Thread.getState()
Enum Constant Summary
BLOCKED
Thread state for a thread blocked waiting for a monitor lock.
NEW
Thread state for a thread which has not yet started.
RUNNABLE
Thread state for a runnable thread.
TERMINATED
Thread state for a terminated thread.
TIMED_WAITING
Thread state for a waiting thread with a specified waiting time.
WAITING
Thread state for a waiting thread.
Method Summary
static Thread.State
 valueOf(String name)
static Thread.State[]
 values()
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
Enum Constant Detail
NEW
public static final Thread.State NEW
Thread state for a thread which has not yet started.
RUNNABLE
public static final Thread.State RUNNABLE
Thread state for a runnable thread. A thread in the runnable state is executing in the Java virtual machine but it may be waiting for other resources from the operating system such as processor.
BLOCKED
public static final Thread.State BLOCKED
Thread state for a thread blocked waiting for a monitor lock. A thread in the blocked state is waiting for a monitor lock to enter a synchronized block/method or reenter a synchronized block/method after calling Object.wait.
WAITING
public static final Thread.State WAITING
Thread state for a waiting thread. A thread is in the waiting state due to calling one of the following methods:

A thread in the waiting state is waiting for another thread to perform a particular action. For example, a thread that has called Object.wait() on an object is waiting for another thread to call Object.notify() or Object.notifyAll() on that object. A thread that has called Thread.join() is waiting for a specified thread to terminate.

TIMED_WAITING
public static final Thread.State TIMED_WAITING
Thread state for a waiting thread with a specified waiting time. A thread is in the timed waiting state due to calling one of the following methods with a specified positive waiting time:
TERMINATED
public static final Thread.State TERMINATED
Thread state for a terminated thread. The thread has completed execution.
Method Detail
values
public static Thread.State[] values()
valueOf
public static Thread.State valueOf(String name)
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