Java How to Program, Early Objects, 11th Edition

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Step 1: single entry point. Step 2: new state. Step 3: program starts the thread and places it in the runnable state. Step 4: runnable state can further enter into four states: waiting, where the thread waits; timed wait, where the thread waits or sleeps; terminated, where the task is complete; and blocked, when the runnable thread issues i o request and enters synchronized statement. The thread transitions back to the runnable state from the following states: waiting, when another thread notifies it; timed waiting, when the interval expires; blocked, when i o completes and acquires lock interrupt. Step 5: single exit point from the terminated state.