很幸运,Java平台为这种情形提供了一项解决方案,即调用阻塞该线程的套接字的close()方法。在这种情形下,如果线程被I/O操作阻塞,该线程将接收到一个SocketException异常,这与使用interrupt()方法引起一个InterruptedException异常被抛出非常相似。
唯一要说明的是,必须存在socket的引用(reference),只有这样close()方法才能被调用。这意味着socket对象必须被共享。Listing E描述了这一情形。运行逻辑和以前的示例是相同的。
Listing E
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
class Example5 extends Thread {
volatile boolean stop = false;
volatile ServerSocket socket;
public static void main( String args[] ) throws Exception {
Example5 thread = new Example5();
System.out.println( "Starting thread..." );
thread.start();
Thread.sleep( 3000 );
System.out.println( "Asking thread to stop..." );
thread.stop = true;
thread.socket.close();
Thread.sleep( 3000 );
System.out.println( "Stopping application..." );
System.exit( 0 );
}
public void run() {
try {
socket = new ServerSocket(7856);
} catch ( IOException e ) {
System.out.println( "Could not create the socket..." );
return;
}
while ( !stop ) {
System.out.println( "Waiting for connection..." );
try {
Socket sock = socket.accept();
} catch ( IOException e ) {
System.out.println( "accept() failed or interrupted..." );
}
}
System.out.println( "Thread exiting under request..." );
}
}
以下是运行Listing E中代码后的输出:
Starting thread...
Waiting for connection...
Asking thread to stop...
accept() failed or interrupted...
Thread exiting under request...
Stopping application...
多线程是一个强大的工具,然而它正呈现出一系列难题。其中之一是如何中断一个正在运行的线程。如果恰当地实现,使用上述技术中断线程将比使用Java平台上已经提供的内嵌操作更为简单。
