The goal: So I have a runnable class ThisThat. I instantiate two threads of ThisThat. One prints "This" and one prints "That". The main class is not supposed to determine what it prints.
The question: how do I make a default constructor set two different outputs for two threads of the same class? What can be improved? How can I make it only print this or that instead of both simultaneously?
Desired end result would be a program that runs for about 10 seconds and prints either this or that 10 times. Current output is "this" "that" at the same time, waits about 10 seconds and then repeats 10 times.
import java.util.Random;
public class ThisThat implements Runnable {
private String output;
private int threadNum;
public ThisThat() {
output = "";
}
public ThisThat(int t_Num) {
threadNum = t_Num;
setThisOrThat(threadNum);
}
public void setThisOrThat(int num) {
if (num == 1) {
output = "this";
} else if (num == 2) {
output = "that";
} else {
Random random = new Random();
int randNum = random.nextInt((3) + 1);
setThisOrThat(randNum);
}
}
@Override
public void run() {
for (int i=1; i <= 10; i++) {
try {
System.out.println(getOutput());
Thread.sleep((int)(800));
}
catch(InterruptedException e) {
System.err.println(e);
}
}
}
public String getOutput() { return output; }
public void setOutput(String output) { this.output = output; }
}
class Main {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Thread thread1 = new Thread(new ThisThat(1));
Thread thread2 = new Thread(new ThisThat(2));
thread1.start();
thread2.start();
}
}
