Class ThreadDeath

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Error

java.lang.ThreadDeath

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable

@Deprecated(since="20", forRemoval=true) public class ThreadDeath extends Error

Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.

Thread.stop() was originally specified to "stop" a victim thread by causing the victim thread to throw a ThreadDeath. It was inherently unsafe and deprecated in an early JDK release. The ability to "stop" a thread with Thread.stop has been removed and the Thread.stop method changed to throw an exception. Consequently, ThreadDeath is also deprecated, for removal.

An instance of ThreadDeath was originally specified to be thrown by a victim thread when "stopped" with Thread.stop().

Since:

1.0

See Also:

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`ThreadDeath()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Constructs a `ThreadDeath`.

Method Summary

Methods declared in class Throwable

addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ThreadDeath

public ThreadDeath()

Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.

Constructs a ThreadDeath.

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