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- /*
- * @(#)Runnable.java 1.10 95/07/25
- *
- * Copyright (c) 1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software
- * and its documentation for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes and without
- * fee is hereby granted provided that this copyright notice
- * appears in all copies. Please refer to the file "copyright.html"
- * for further important copyright and licensing information.
- *
- * SUN MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF
- * THE SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
- * TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
- * PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SUN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
- * ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY LICENSEE AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR
- * DISTRIBUTING THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS DERIVATIVES.
- */
-
- package java.lang;
-
- /**
- * This interface is designed to provide a common protocol for Objects that wish to execute
- * code while they are active. For example, Runnable is implemented by class Thread.
- * Being active simply means that a thread has been started and has not yet been stopped.
- * <p>
- * In addition, Runnable provides the means for a class to be active while
- * not subclassing Thread. A class that implements Runnable can run without
- * subclassing Thread by instantiating a Thread instance and passing itself in
- * as the target. In most cases, the Runnable interface should be used if you are only planning
- * to override the run() method and no other Thread methods.
- * This is important because classes should not be subclassed
- * unless the programmer intends on modifying or enhancing the fundamental
- * behavior of the class.
- * @see Thread
- * @version 1.10, 25 Jul 1995
- * @author Arthur van Hoff
- */
- public
- interface Runnable {
- /**
- * The method that is executed when a Runnable object is activated. The run() method
- * is the "soul" of a Thread. It is in this method that all of the action of a
- * Thread takes place.
- * @see Thread#run
- */
- public abstract void run();
- }
-