Java Thread stop() method

The stop() method of thread class terminates the thread execution. Once a thread is stopped, it cannot be restarted by start() method.

Syntax

public final void stop()
public final void stop(Throwable obj)

Parameter

obj : The Throwable object to be thrown.

Return

This method does not return any value.

Exception

SecurityException: This exception throws if the current thread cannot modify the thread.

Example

public class JavaStopExp extends Thread
{  
    public void run()
    {  
        for(int i=1; i<5; i++)
        {  
            try
            {
                // thread to sleep for 500 milliseconds
                sleep(500);
                System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName());  
            }catch(InterruptedException e){System.out.println(e);}  
            System.out.println(i);  
        }  
    }  
    public static void main(String args[])
    {  
        // creating three threads 
        JavaStopExp t1=new JavaStopExp ();  
        JavaStopExp t2=new JavaStopExp (); 
        JavaStopExp t3=new JavaStopExp (); 
        // call run() method 
        t1.start();
        t2.start();
        // stop t3 thread 
        t3.stop();
        System.out.println("Thread t3 is stopped");  
    }  
}

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