一、简单说下Runnable是什么
1、它是一个接口
2、只提供了run方法
3、这个接口提供了一个协议：实现这个接口的类是active的（不必成为Thread的子类）
4、run方法没有返回值
/** * The <code>Runnable</code> interface should be implemented by any * class whose instances are intended to be executed by a thread. The * class must define a method of no arguments called <code>run</code>. * <p> * This interface is designed to provide a common protocol for objects that * wish to execute code while they are active. For example, * <code>Runnable</code> is implemented by class <code>Thread</code>. * Being active simply means that a thread has been started and has not * yet been stopped. * <p> * In addition, <code>Runnable</code> provides the means for a class to be * active while not subclassing <code>Thread</code>. A class that implements * <code>Runnable</code> can run without subclassing <code>Thread</code> * by instantiating a <code>Thread</code> instance and passing itself in * as the target. In most cases, the <code>Runnable</code> interface should * be used if you are only planning to override the <code>run()</code> * method and no other <code>Thread</code> methods. * This is important because classes should not be subclassed * unless the programmer intends on modifying or enhancing the fundamental * behavior of the class. * * @author Arthur van Hoff * @see java.lang.Thread * @see java.util.concurrent.Callable * @since JDK1.0 */ @FunctionalInterface public interface Runnable { /** * When an object implementing interface <code>Runnable</code> is used * to create a thread, starting the thread causes the object's * <code>run</code> method to be called in that separately executing * thread. * <p> * The general contract of the method <code>run</code> is that it may * take any action whatsoever. * * @see java.lang.Thread#run() */ public abstract void run(); }
Runnable源码
二、简单总结下如何使用
具体见《java编程思想》p654
定义一个类LiftOff实现这个接口，如：
public class LiftOff implements Runnable ...(省略)Thread t = new Thread(new LiftOff());t.start();
