Android: Will a new thread simply stop after it has finished it's execution?

Question

Will a thread simply terminate after it has completed its execution?

This is how I initialize my thread:

    new Thread(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {

        }
    }).start();

Basically what I am trying to do simply execute a single task on a new thread and then terminate the thread. However, after some time I will start another one and so forth. I don't want to have a bunch of threads started and I am wondering if the thread will terminate itself after complete ting it's execution?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Yes. When run returns, the thread will stop.

To execute a single task in a thread on Android, you might want to consider using AsyncTask instead. AsyncTask is designed exactly for this purpose. It gives you a simple way to pass data to the other thread, and pass progress updates and a final result back to the main thread. Each AsyncTask is like a Thread , but with those extra features.

Answer 2

Will a thread simply terminate after it has completed its execution?

Yes, It will terminate and exit itself after completing the run() method