/**
* Starts the new Thread of execution. The <code>run()</code> method of the receiver will be
* called by the receiver Thread itself (and not the Thread calling <code>start()</code>).
*
* @throws IllegalThreadStateException - if this thread has already started.
* @see Thread#run
*/
public synchronized void start() {
checkNotStarted();
hasBeenStarted = true;
VMThread.create(this, stackSize);
}
/**
* Marks this thread as a daemon thread. A daemon thread only runs as long as there are non-daemon
* threads running. When the last non-daemon thread ends, the runtime will exit. This is not
* normally relevant to applications with a UI.
*
* @throws IllegalThreadStateException - if this thread has already started.
*/
public final void setDaemon(boolean isDaemon) {
checkNotStarted();
if (vmThread == null) {
daemon = isDaemon;
}
}
