I am planning to implementing a multiuser system.
Can I use sleep inside threads. Just want to know will it cause any issues while running multiple threads.
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You can, but it's probably not a good idea. Try to use an event-based approach. – Joachim Sauer Feb 27 '13 at 13:15
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I am new to java. What is event-based approach. – Neelakandan Sivathanu Feb 27 '13 at 13:22
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What research have you done? What have you tried? You have to show work if you want someone to take the time to answer your question. – Gray Feb 27 '13 at 13:29
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I will try to understand event-based approach myself. – Neelakandan Sivathanu Feb 28 '13 at 03:51
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I am planning to implementing a multiuser system.
Good
Can I use sleep inside threads.
Yes
Just want to know it will cause any blocking issues while running multiple threads.
No
However - it is advisable to avoid sleeping in threads unless you really have no choice. You should use inter-thread communications techniques such as BlockingQueues instead if you can.
Some kind of PauseableThread may be a better option.
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