Question

I have been working on the following code:

public class MyStuff {

    public static void main(String[] args)throws IOException {
        //System.out.println("From Test"); 
        ControlGack gack = new ControlGack();
        gack.setVisible(true);
        MainWindow mW = new MainWindow();
        mW.run(null);

        Client c = new Client();
        try {
            c.run(null);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        System.out.print("Stupid");
    }
}

The MainWindow has a while loop that just repeats while the program is running. How do I start the Client class and run it simultaneously with the rest of the program?

Answer 1

A few options…

1. Start the MainWindow in a separate Thread
2. Run the Client as a separate Java application

Using a new Thread should be a pretty easy fix – something like this…

Thread t = new Thread() {
    public void run() {
        MainWindow mW = new MainWindow();
        mW.run(null);
    }
};
t.start();

Or, better yet, change your MainWindow class to extends Thread or implements Runnable. If you do that, you can simply execute it by calling mW.start(); instead of your current mW.run(null); method,l and it will kick it off in a separate Thread for you.

Refer to the Thread and Runnable documentation for more information.