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how can i know if i'm running in a top level thread? [message #640186]

Fri, 19 November 2010 09:12

Eclipse User

i have a method which maybe called inside a the main thread or inside another one,

how do i know if i'm running in side the main thread? (it's using jacom, and i need to know if i should run in mta or sta)

Re: how can i know if i'm running in a top level thread? [message #640272 is a reply to message #640186]

Fri, 19 November 2010 15:32

Eclipse User

I tested it. You can check with this:

if (Thread.currentThread().getName().equals("main")) {
    // do something
}

Strangely, == doesn't work, but .equals() does. == probably compares the object, not the contents of the string.

[Updated on: Fri, 19 November 2010 15:33] by Moderator

Re: how can i know if i'm running in a top level thread? [message #640323 is a reply to message #640272]

Sat, 20 November 2010 10:45

Eclipse User

really? tha sounds really faglie, i mean there's nothing to stop oracle from changing the name, between versions (hell they changed the jvm name, in jdk 6_21 and caused problems for eclipse)

Re: how can i know if i'm running in a top level thread? [message #640349 is a reply to message #640186]

Sat, 20 November 2010 20:30

Eclipse User

Well, I suppose you could store the name of the thread in a global variable when the program first starts in main(), because you know for sure you're in the main thread then. Then you can compare to the stored value later.

Re: how can i know if i'm running in a top level thread? [message #640368 is a reply to message #640349]

Sun, 21 November 2010 00:37

Eclipse User

bu this is eclipse we are talking about, don't have access to main

Re: how can i know if i'm running in a top level thread? [message #640421 is a reply to message #640186]

Sun, 21 November 2010 17:37

Eclipse User

Oh, so this isn't just a Java application, this is some Eclipse thing? Then I don't know. Just use "main" and fix it when it breaks Smile