Java Thread getState() method

The getState() method of thread class returns the thread's state. This method is designed for monitoring the system state, not for synchronization control.

Syntax

Return

This method returns the state of the thread.

Example

public class JavaGetStateExp implements Runnable 
{
   public void run() 
    {
        // returns the state of the thread
        Thread.State state = Thread.currentThread().getState();
        System.out.println("Running thread name: "+ Thread.currentThread().getName());
        System.out.println("State of thread: " + state);
    }
    public static void main(String args[]) 
    {
        JavaGetStateExp g = new JavaGetStateExp();
        Thread t1= new Thread(g); 
        Thread t2= new Thread(g); 
        // call run() function
        t1.start();   
        t2.start();
    }
}

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Output:

Running thread name: Thread-0
State of thread: RUNNABLE
Running thread name: Thread-1
State of thread: RUNNABLE

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