{"id":3435,"date":"2024-03-13T06:58:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T06:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-yield-in-java\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T16:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T16:15:48","slug":"what-is-the-usage-of-yield-in-java","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-yield-in-java\/","title":{"rendered":"Java Yield Method Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Java, yield is a static method that belongs to the Thread class, used to indicate to the thread scheduler that the current thread is willing to give up the current CPU resources without causing the thread to enter a blocked state. Calling the yield() method will transition the current thread from a running state to a ready state, allowing the system&#8217;s thread scheduler to select a different thread to execute.<\/p>\n<p>In multi-threaded programming, using the yield method can help threads execute more orderly, thus improving program efficiency. However, since the yield method does not guarantee that the current thread will definitely give up CPU resources, it is not advisable to overly rely on yield to control the order of thread execution.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a simple example code demonstrating how to use the yield method:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">class<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">YieldExample<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">implements<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">Runnable<\/span> {\r\n    \r\n    <span class=\"hljs-meta\">@Override<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">run<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">()<\/span> {\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">for<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">i<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>; i &lt; <span class=\"hljs-number\">5<\/span>; i++) {\r\n            System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName() + <span class=\"hljs-string\">\" is running\"<\/span>);\r\n            Thread.<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">yield<\/span>();\r\n        }\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">static<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">main<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">(String[] args)<\/span> {\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-type\">YieldExample<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">example<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">YieldExample<\/span>();\r\n        \r\n        <span class=\"hljs-type\">Thread<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">thread1<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">Thread<\/span>(example, <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Thread 1\"<\/span>);\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-type\">Thread<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">thread2<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">Thread<\/span>(example, <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Thread 2\"<\/span>);\r\n\r\n        thread1.start();\r\n        thread2.start();\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the example above, we created two threads and called the Thread.yield() method during the running process of each thread. 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