Java Thread Stop Example

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import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;

class CanStop extends Thread {
	private volatile boolean stop = false;
	private int counter = 0;

	public void run() {
		while (!stop && counter < 10000) {
			System.out.println(counter++);
		}
		if (stop)
			System.out.println("Detected stop");
	}

	public void requestStop() {
		stop = true;
	}
}

public class JavaThreadStopExample {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		final CanStop stoppable = new CanStop();
		stoppable.start();
		new Timer(true).schedule(new TimerTask() {
			public void run() {
				System.out.println("Requesting stop");
				stoppable.requestStop();
			}
		}, 350);
	}
}
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