{"id":7831,"date":"2024-03-14T07:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T07:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-java-join-method\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T21:19:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T21:19:22","slug":"how-to-use-the-java-join-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-java-join-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Java Thread join() Method Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Java, the join() method is a method of the Thread class, used to wait for a thread to finish before continuing execution. Here is how it is used:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a thread object and call the start() method to begin the thread:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-type\">Thread<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">thread<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">Thread<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">Runnable<\/span>() {\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-comment\">\/\/ \u7ebf\u7a0b\u6267\u884c\u7684\u4ee3\u7801<\/span>\r\n    }\r\n});\r\nthread.start();\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Call the join() method where the thread needs to wait for its execution to finish.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>thread.join();\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>After calling the join() method, the current thread will wait for the thread to finish executing before continuing. 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