CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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user3333694
user3333694

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Having a listener thread in a client

I have a client sever program but I need my client to be able to listen for messages from the sever as it may send some at any time. I also need my client send information when needed to. What would be the best way to do this? I understand I'd probably need a thread.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Answers (1)

peter.petrov
peter.petrov

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If this is the only thing your client will do, you don't need a separate thread.
Otherwise, yes, you need one background thread to handle these tasks which would
free the main thread to do other things.

To create a thread, the most basic way is to extend Thread or implement Runnable.

See also:

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/concurrency/

Upvotes: 2

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