Creating Threads

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Way 1: Extending Thread (Not recommended)

class MyThread extends Thread {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        System.out.println("Thread running: " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
    }
}

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        MyThread t1 = new MyThread();
        t1.start(); // always use start()
    }
}

Problem:

• Java doesn’t support multiple inheritance
• Not flexible

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Way 2: Using Runnable (Recommended)

class MyTask implements Runnable {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        System.out.println("Running task in: " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
    }
}

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Thread t1 = new Thread(new MyTask());
        t1.start();
    }
}

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Way 3: Using Lambda (Modern + Clean)

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Thread t1 = new Thread(() -> {
            System.out.println("Lambda thread: " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
        });

        t1.start();
    }
}