Java - Creating Multiple Threads with a For Loop

You have better alternative with ExecutorService

Sample code:

import java.util.concurrent.*;

public class ExecutorTest{
    public static void main(String args[]){

        int numberOfTasks = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
        ExecutorService executor= Executors.newFixedThreadPool(Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors());
        try{
            for ( int i=0; i < numberOfTasks; i++){
                executor.execute(new MyRunnable(i));                
            }
        }catch(Exception err){
            err.printStackTrace();
        }
        executor.shutdown(); // once you are done with ExecutorService
    }   
}
class MyRunnable implements Runnable{
    int id;
    public MyRunnable(int i){
        this.id = i;
    }
    public void run(){
        try{
            System.out.println("Runnable started id:"+id);
            System.out.println("Run: "+ Thread.currentThread().getName()); 
            System.out.println("Runnable ended id:"+id);
        }catch(Exception err){
            err.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Usage:

java ExecutorTest 2

Runnable started id:0
Run: pool-1-thread-1
Runnable ended id:0
Runnable started id:1
Run: pool-1-thread-2
Runnable ended id:1

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