Module java.base
Package java.lang

Enum Class Thread.State

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<Thread.State>, Constable
Enclosing class:
Thread

public static enum Thread.State extends Enum<Thread.State>
The possible Thread states.
  • Enum Constant Details

    • NEW

      public static final Thread.State NEW
      A Thread which has not yet started.
    • RUNNABLE

      public static final Thread.State RUNNABLE
      A Thread which is running or suspended.
    • BLOCKED

      public static final Thread.State BLOCKED
      A Thread which is blocked on a monitor.
    • WAITING

      public static final Thread.State WAITING
      A Thread which is waiting with no timeout.
    • TIMED_WAITING

      public static final Thread.State TIMED_WAITING
      A Thread which is waiting with a timeout.
    • TERMINATED

      public static final Thread.State TERMINATED
      A thread which is no longer alive.
  • Method Details

    • values

      public static Thread.State[] values()
      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.
      Returns:
      an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared
    • valueOf

      public static Thread.State valueOf(String name)
      Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
      Returns:
      the enum constant with the specified name
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the argument is null