public static final enum java.lang
Thread.State


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Java SE 6
  
Extends: Enum
Contained within: Thread
Details
A thread state. A thread can be in one of the following states:

A thread can be in only one state at a given point in time. These states are virtual machine states which do not reflect any operating system thread states.
since1.5
See also getState


Enum constants
final public static Thread.State NEW
Thread state for a thread which has not yet started.
final public static Thread.State RUNNABLE
Thread state for a runnable thread. A thread in the runnable state is executing in the Java virtual machine but it may be waiting for other resources from the operating system such as processor.
final public static Thread.State BLOCKED
Thread state for a thread blocked waiting for a monitor lock. A thread in the blocked state is waiting for a monitor lock to enter a synchronized block/method or reenter a synchronized block/method after calling Object.wait.
final public static Thread.State WAITING
Thread state for a waiting thread. A thread is in the waiting state due to calling one of the following methods:

A thread in the waiting state is waiting for another thread to perform a particular action. For example, a thread that has called Object.wait() on an object is waiting for another thread to call Object.notify() or Object.notifyAll() on that object. A thread that has called Thread.join() is waiting for a specified thread to terminate.

final public static Thread.State TIMED_WAITING
Thread state for a waiting thread with a specified waiting time. A thread is in the timed waiting state due to calling one of the following methods with a specified positive waiting time:
final public static Thread.State TERMINATED
Thread state for a terminated thread. The thread has completed execution.

Methods
public static Thread.State valueOf(String name)
public static Thread.State[] values()