How to use exceptions with thread in Java

Problem Description

How to use exceptions with thread?

Solution

This example shows how to handle the exception while dealing with threads.

class MyThread extends Thread{
   public void run(){
      System.out.println("Throwing in " +"MyThread");
      throw new RuntimeException();
   }
}
public class Main {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      MyThread t = new MyThread();
      t.start();
      try {
         Thread.sleep(1000);
      } catch (Exception x) {
         System.out.println("Caught it" + x);
      }
      System.out.println("Exiting main");
   }
}

Result

The above code sample will produce the following result.

Throwing in MyThread
Exception in thread "Thread-0" java.lang.RuntimeException
        at testapp.MyThread.run(Main.java:19)
Exiting main