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## java.lang
Interface Runnable

All Known Subinterfaces:
  RunnableFuture<V>, RunnableScheduledFuture<V>

All Known Implementing Classes:
  AsyncBoxView.ChildState, FutureTask, RenderableImageProducer, SwingWorker, Thread, TimerTask

    public interface Runnable

The `Runnable` 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 `run`.

This interface is designed to provide a common protocol for objects that wish to execute code while they are active. For example, `Runnable` is implemented by class `Thread`. Being active simply means that a thread has been started and has not yet been stopped.

In addition, `Runnable` provides the means for a class to be active while not subclassing `Thread`. A class that implements `Runnable` can run without subclassing `Thread` by instantiating a `Thread` instance and passing itself in as the target. In most cases, the `Runnable` interface should be used if you are only planning to override the `run()` method and no other `Thread` methods. This is important because classes should not be subclassed unless the programmer intends on modifying or enhancing the fundamental behavior of the class.

Since:
  JDK1.0
See Also:
  `Thread`, `Callable`

Method Summary
`void` | `run()` When an object implementing interface `Runnable` is used to create a thread, starting the thread causes the object's `run` method to be called in that separately executing thread.

Method Detail

### run

    void run()

  When an object implementing interface `Runnable` is used to create a thread, starting the thread causes the object's `run` method to be called in that separately executing thread.

  The general contract of the method `run` is that it may take any action whatsoever.

  See Also:
    `Thread.run()`

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