Class 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 originally specified a "stop" method 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 stop method has since been removed and ThreadDeath is deprecated, for removal.
An instance of ThreadDeath was originally specified to be thrown by a victim thread when "stopped" with the Thread API.
Since:
1.0
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  • Constructor Details

    • ThreadDeath

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