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Thread.setPriority

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Syntax

public final void setPriority( int newPriority )

Description

Changes the priority of this thread.

First the checkAccess method of this thread is called with no arguments. This may result in throwing a SecurityException.

Otherwise, the priority of this thread is set to the smaller of the specified newPriority and the maximum permitted priority of the thread's thread group.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException If the priority is not in the range MIN_PRIORITY to MAX_PRIORITY.

Exceptions

SecurityException if the current thread cannot modify this thread.

See Also

checkAccess, getPriority, getThreadGroup, MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, getMaxPriority