ThreadGroup.setDaemon

ThreadGroup.setDaemon

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Syntax
public final void setDaemon( boolean daemon )
Parameters
daemon
if true, marks this thread group as a daemon thread group; otherwise, marks this thread group as normal.
Description
Changes the daemon status of this thread group.

First, the checkAccess method of this thread group is called with no arguments; this may result in a security exception.

A daemon thread group is automatically destroyed when its last thread is stopped or its last thread group is destroyed.

Exceptions
SecurityException if the current thread cannot modify this thread.
See Also
SecurityException, checkAccess