/**
* Sets the priority of this thread. If the requested priority is greater than the parent thread
* group's {@link java.lang.ThreadGroup#getMaxPriority}, the group's maximum priority will be used
* instead.
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException - if the new priority is greater than {@link #MAX_PRIORITY} or
* less than {@link #MIN_PRIORITY}
*/
public final void setPriority(int priority) {
if (priority < Thread.MIN_PRIORITY || priority > Thread.MAX_PRIORITY) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Priority out of range: " + priority);
}
if (priority > group.getMaxPriority()) {
priority = group.getMaxPriority();
}
this.priority = priority;
VMThread vmt = this.vmThread;
if (vmt != null) {
vmt.setPriority(priority);
}
}
